Cisco optical certifications
This is an update of my article at:

Cisco Optical certifications

The Cisco Optical Specialist certification is for "network professionals who design, install, operate, and maintain optical networking systems."

The Cisco Optical Specialist will "demonstrate the skills and knowledge required to perform basic troubleshooting using the ONS 15454, extend distances using the ONS 15216 product family, and demonstrate significant and specialized knowledge of Cisco fiber optic principles and DWDM transmission."

It now has two tracks:

SONET -- recommended for people in the US, Canada and Korea

SDH -- recommended for people in the rest of the world

You must pass the associated tests:

642-311 Optical SONET

642-321 -- Optical SDH

Recommended training is:

ONS 15454 SONET Turn Up, Text, Provisioning, and Operation Training
ONS 15216 Provisioning and Operation Training
Accelerate Optical Technology Series: Explaining Optical Transmission
Accelerate Optical Technology Series: Synchronous Optical Network
Accelerate Optical Technology Series: The Synchronous Digital Hierarchy
Accelerate Optical Technology Series: Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing

And:

ONS 15454 SDH Turn Up, Text, Provisioning, and Operation Training
ONS 15216 Provisioning and Operation Training
Accelerate Optical Technology Series: Explaining Optical Transmission
Accelerate Optical Technology Series: Synchronous Optical Network
Accelerate Optical Technology Series: The Synchronous Digital Hierarchy
Accelerate Optical Technology Series: Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing
- posted by RickStooker @ 5:17 PM