Cisco Certified Network Professional

E34168

IT certification networking certification professional certification

Cisco Certified Network Professional is an advanced-level IT certification that validates a professional’s ability to plan, implement, verify, and troubleshoot local and wide-area enterprise networks.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Cisco Certified Network Professional canonical	5
CCNP	1
CCNP Data Center	1
CCNP Enterprise	1
CCNP Routing and Switching	1
CCNP Security	1
CCNP Wireless	1
Cisco Professional-level certifications	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T261189 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Cisco Certified Network Professional
Context triple: [Cisco Systems, offersProgram, Cisco Certified Network Professional]

A. Cisco Certified Network Associate
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) is an entry-level IT certification that validates foundational skills in networking, IP connectivity, security, and related technologies for Cisco-based and general network environments.
B. Cisco Networking Academy
Cisco Networking Academy is a global IT and cybersecurity education program that provides training and certifications in networking and related technologies through schools, colleges, and online platforms.
C. Certified Software Development Professional
Certified Software Development Professional is an advanced, internationally recognized credential that validates a software engineer’s mastery of professional software development practices, principles, and ethics.
D. Master of Information and Cybersecurity
The Master of Information and Cybersecurity is a graduate-level professional degree focused on advanced training in cybersecurity strategy, technology, and policy for protecting information systems and digital infrastructure.
E. Cisco Systems
Cisco Systems is a multinational technology conglomerate best known for designing and selling networking hardware, software, and telecommunications equipment used worldwide.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Cisco Certified Network Professional
Target entity description: Cisco Certified Network Professional is an advanced-level IT certification that validates a professional’s ability to plan, implement, verify, and troubleshoot local and wide-area enterprise networks.

A. Cisco Certified Network Associate
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) is an entry-level IT certification that validates foundational skills in networking, IP connectivity, security, and related technologies for Cisco-based and general network environments.
B. Cisco Networking Academy
Cisco Networking Academy is a global IT and cybersecurity education program that provides training and certifications in networking and related technologies through schools, colleges, and online platforms.
C. Certified Software Development Professional
Certified Software Development Professional is an advanced, internationally recognized credential that validates a software engineer’s mastery of professional software development practices, principles, and ethics.
D. Master of Information and Cybersecurity
The Master of Information and Cybersecurity is a graduate-level professional degree focused on advanced training in cybersecurity strategy, technology, and policy for protecting information systems and digital infrastructure.
E. Cisco Systems
Cisco Systems is a multinational technology conglomerate best known for designing and selling networking hardware, software, and telecommunications equipment used worldwide.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	IT certification ⓘ networking certification ⓘ professional certification ⓘ
awardedBy	Cisco Systems ⓘ
examProvider	Pearson VUE ⓘ
field	computer networking ⓘ information technology ⓘ
focusesOn	enterprise networking ⓘ
format	computer-based exam ⓘ
formerlyHadTrack	CCNP Data Center ⓘ Cisco Certified Network Professional self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: CCNP Routing and Switching CCNP Voice ⓘ Cisco Certified Network Professional self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: CCNP Wireless
globalRecognition	international ⓘ
hasRecertificationRequirement	yes ⓘ
hasTrack	CCNP Collaboration ⓘ Cisco Certified Network Professional self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: CCNP Data Center CCNP DevNet Professional ⓘ Cisco Certified Network Professional self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: CCNP Enterprise Cisco Certified Network Professional self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: CCNP Security CCNP Service Provider ⓘ
higherThan	Cisco Certified Network Associate ⓘ
introducedBy	Cisco Systems ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
level	professional-level certification ⓘ
recertificationInterval	3 years ⓘ
relatedTo	Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert ⓘ
requires	passing multiple exams ⓘ
shortName	Cisco Certified Network Professional self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: CCNP
targetAudience	network engineers ⓘ network technicians ⓘ support engineers ⓘ systems engineers ⓘ
usedFor	career advancement in networking ⓘ validating enterprise networking skills ⓘ
validatesSkill	IP addressing ⓘ LAN technologies ⓘ WAN technologies ⓘ infrastructure automation ⓘ infrastructure programmability ⓘ infrastructure services ⓘ network implementation ⓘ network planning ⓘ network security fundamentals ⓘ network troubleshooting ⓘ network verification ⓘ routing ⓘ switching ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cisco Systems → offersProgram → Cisco Certified Network Professional ⓘ

Cisco Networking Academy → offersCertificationPreparationFor → Cisco Certified Network Professional ⓘ

Cisco Certified Network Associate → relatedTo → Cisco Certified Network Professional ⓘ

Cisco Certified Network Professional → shortName → Cisco Certified Network Professional self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: CCNP

Cisco Certified Network Professional → hasTrack → Cisco Certified Network Professional self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: CCNP Enterprise

Cisco Certified Network Professional → hasTrack → Cisco Certified Network Professional self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: CCNP Security

Cisco Certified Network Professional → hasTrack → Cisco Certified Network Professional self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: CCNP Data Center

Cisco Certified Network Professional → formerlyHadTrack → Cisco Certified Network Professional self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: CCNP Routing and Switching

Cisco Certified Network Professional → formerlyHadTrack → Cisco Certified Network Professional self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: CCNP Wireless

Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert → higherThan → Cisco Certified Network Professional ⓘ

CCNP Collaboration → category → Cisco Certified Network Professional ⓘ

CCNP Data Center → category → Cisco Certified Network Professional ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cisco Professional-level certifications

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