Cisco CCNA Voice Certification
January 26, 2010 | In: Uncategorized
CCNA certifications related to voice are pursued by people as there is good demand for these certification holders. The job roles that are related to such a certification are: Voice manager, Voice engineer and Voice technologies administrator. The CCNA certification tests the following skills related to VoIP: voicemail solutions, call control, handset, IP telephony and IP PBX.
Exams associated with CCNA certification (Voice)
Implementing Cisco IOS Unified Communications exam having code 640-460 is associated with CCNA certification (Voice). It is a 90-minutes exam and there are 60 to 70 questions to be answered. You can take the exam in English language or other languages like: Chinese or French. There are five other languages that are used for conducting the exam.
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Cisco Voice over IP Exam has the code 642-436. Voice Certification enterprise option is related to CUCM (Cisco Unified Communications Manager) 6.0. The exam duration is 75 minutes and the exam will have 60 to 70 questions. The exam is available in English and Japanese languages.
More details about the topics that are covered in the exams
Implementing Cisco IOS Unified Communications exam covers the basics related to IP Telephony: installing, configuring in addition to maintaining using CISCO’s solutions like: UC500, Unity Express and Unified Communications Manager Express. Cisco Unity Express (also called CUE) and CallManager Express also known as CME is used in small and medium firms.
Changes in CCNA Voice certification
During June of 2009, some changes were announced in CCNA certification (Voice). Those who want to obtain the CCNA certification (Voice) will have a couple of options to choose from: enterprise option and commercial option. The enterprise option is new and is used for assessing a candidate in CUCM 6.0 (Cisco Unified Communications Manager 6.0). This is needed for big establishments and large educational institutions.
More about CVOICE 6.0 exam
This exam is designed for testing details related to VOIP calls, dial plans, gateways implementation, IP-IP gateways and gatekeepers.
You can use the IIUC Student Guide for testing whatever knowledge you have gained. First, you should know to implement Cisco Unified Communications Manager Express. There are some major steps that need consideration when you implement the software. You must also read the quick reference guide available at Cisco Press. This book is of great help for IIUC exam.