The Advanced Enterprise Networks Architecture Specialisation demonstrates that the Partner has an advanced skill set that will meet their customers’ diverse networking needs to support today’s highly mobile workforce. Attainment of this specialisation will provide you with the expertise to sell customers Cisco Software Defined Access (SDA) and SD-WAN solutions by showing that they can have the branch-office connections that today’s digital networks require while using less expensive WAN transport options, while maintaining top performance, security, and reliability.
Advanced Architecture Specialisations can be used as the specialisation requirements for Select and Premier partner. Gold partners require 4 Advanced Architecture Specialisations with the Advanced Data Center Architecture Specialisations as one of the options.
Specialisation Requirements
The specialisation is made up of three distinct roles, Account Manager (AM), Architecture Systems Engineer (SE), Field Engineer (FE). An individual may only fulfil one Advanced Collaboration Architecture Specialisation role.
The training not allocated to roles can be fulfilled by any individual(s) who holds the required specialist accreditations regardless of whether he or she is filling the required job role (account manager or systems engineer). The online application only checks that someone from the company holds these badges.
Role Sharing (3-2-1) rules:
AM: Account Managers may fulfil up to 3 Advanced Architecture Account Manager roles
SE: System Engineers may fulfil up to 2 Advanced Architecture System Engineer roles
FE: Field Engineers may fulfil 1 Advanced Architecture Field Engineer role.
Within each Advanced Architecture specialisation, one person may fill up to two FE roles in that specialisation.
Each person can only hold one role type (AM, SE or FE) at one time within Architecture specialisations
Required Exams and Recommended Training
Architecture Systems Engineer (ASE)
| Required Exams |
Recommended Training |
Duration |
One of these Six:
|
Cisco Certified Design Professional certification (CCDP)
|
Cisco Certified Design Expert certification (CCDE)
|
CCIE Routing & Switching certification
|
| CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure certification |
300-410 (ENARSI)
|
Implementing Cisco Enterprise Advanced Routing and Services (ENARSI) |
5 days – ILT or ELT
|
| 300-415 (ENSDWI) |
Implementing Cisco SD-WAN Solutions (ENSDWI)
|
5 days – ILT or ELT
|
| AND |
| 500-470 (ENSDENG) |
On-Demand SE Foundational Training
|
4 hours – ELT
|
On-Demand SD-WAN Foundational Training
|
4 hours – ELT
|
On-Demand SE Foundational Training.
|
4 hours – ELT
|
Field Engineer 1
| Required Exams |
Recommended Training |
Duration |
300-420 (ENSLD)
|
Designing Cisco Enterprise Networks
|
5 days – ILT or ELT
|
| OR |
CCIE Routing & Switching certification
|
| OR |
| CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure certification |
| Plus: |
| 500-490 (ENDESIGN) |
On-Demand SE Foundational Training
|
4 hours – ELT
|
On-Demand SD-WAN Foundational Training
|
4 hours – ELT
|
On-Demand SE Foundational Training.
|
4 hours – ELT
|
Field Engineer 2
| Required Exams |
Recommended Training |
Duration |
One of These three:
|
| CCIE - Wireless |
| CCIE - Enterprise Wireless |
350-401 (ENCOR)
|
Implementing Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies (ENCOR)
|
5 days – ILT or ELT |
| AND |
| 300-430 (ENWLSI) |
Implementing Cisco Enterprise Wireless Networks (ENWLSI)
|
5 days – ILT or ELT
|
Other Roles
Security Role
| Required Exams |
Recommended Training |
Duration |
| 300-208 (SISAS) |
Implementing Cisco Secure Access Solutions (SISAS) |
5 days – ILT or ELT
|
| OR |
| 300-715 (SISE) |
Implementing and Configuring Cisco Identity Services Engine (SISE)
|
5 days – ILT or ELT
|
| OR |
300-710 (SNCF)
|
Securing Networks with Cisco Firepower (SNCF)
|
5 days – ILT or ELT
|
Note: Global knowledge is able to provide this training in ILT/Virtual format and E-learning if required. Please discuss with your Global Knowledge Training Advisor.
