The CCDP certification indicates advanced knowledge of intelligent network design concepts and principles. A CCDP network professional can design and create advanced addressing and routing, security, network management, data center, and IP multicast complex multi-layered enterprise architectures that include virtual private networking and wireless domains.For more information about this certification, visit the following link :

www.cisco.com/web/learning/le3/le2/le37/le5/learning_certification_type_home.html

All Cisco training is held using real Cisco equipment. However, the ARCH module (third exam) deals with design of very advanced network architecture including Data-Center, E-commerce, SAN and NAC. It requires the use of advanced devices such as MDS, Blade Server, ACE, SLB, NAM, Storage Server, etc. It is not possible to show these architecture in the lab environment. Such concepts will be explained theoretically.In order to take CCDP, you have to be a CCDA. If you are not a CCDA, you can take our combo for CCDA and CCDP.