Nokia Service Routing Certification (SRC) Program (Part-1)
Nokia NRS I, NRS II, 3RP, MRP, SRA Certifications
Nokia is one of the most important Network Equipments Vendors. After investing in Alcatel-Lucent, Nokia become a very important point in computer network product world. Many Service Providers and Enterprises use Nokia Routers, switches and other equipments in the world. The capacity, productivity and design of Nokia Network Equipments, make them popular all over the world.
Formerly Alcatel-Lucent, now Nokia offers perfect Certification Paths for Network Engineers. From the beginning to the end of the certification track, network engineers learn detailed architecture of Service Provider Networks and related technologies.
Here, as a Certification Path, Nokia has Service Routing Certification (SRC) Program. Nokia’s Service Routing Certification (SRC) Program offers Five Certifications with various trainings and exams.
What are the Certifications of Nokia SRC Program?
Mainly, Nokia SRC Program has Five Certifications. These Nokia Certifications are:
– NRS I Certification (Nokia Network Routing Specialist I)
– NRS II Certification (Nokia Network Routing Specialist II)
– MRP Certification (Nokia Mobile Routing Professional)
– 3RP Certification (Nokia Triple Play Routing Professional)
– SRA Certification (Nokia Service Routing Architect)
Below, you can find the Paths of Nokia SRC Program’s Five Certifications.
What is NRS I Certification?
Nokia Network Routing Specialist I (NRS I) Certification
The first and the basic Nokia Certification is NRS I Certification. In NRS I Certification, the foundation of network concepts and network protocol basics are showed to the students. This certification path is similar to Cisco CCNA, Juniper JNCIA and Huawei HCNA. But here, there are also different lessons for Service Provider area. Especially Layer 2 and Layer 3 VPN Services basics are showed in NRS I Certification.
To have Nokia NRS I Certification, you need to pass only 1 Exam.
What do I Need To Do To Have NRS I Certificate?
To have an NRS I Certificate, you need to pass the first exam of Nokia SRC (Service Router Certification). The name of the required course is “Nokia Scalable IP Networks”. With this course, you will learn the basic network concepts, the fundementals of routing and switching. Beside, you will learn MPLS VPN Services basics.
On IPCisco.com there is a specific training for Nokia NRS I Certification. This training is NRS I Course. NRS I Course in IPCisco.com includes all the lessons in “Nokia Scalable IP Networks”.
Which Exam Should I Take to Become NRS I Certified?
To become NRS I Certified, you should take the first exam of Nokia SRC. This exam is also called “Nokia Scalable IP Networks” and the Exam Number is “4A0–100”. This is a theorical exam and there is no need to configure any Nokia routers and switches.
Nokia Scalable IP Networks 4A0–100
On IPCisco.com, there are similar questions that you will encounter in Nokia 4A0–100 Exam in the NRS I Quiz Section. With NRS I Quiz Section, both you become familier with the exam questions and you can test yourself.
What is the Price of NRS I Exam?
The price of NRS I Exam (Exam 4A0–100) is 125$. This price is the similar price for all the theorical exams of Nokia SRC.
How many Questions Are There in NRS I Exam?
There are 60 Questions in NRS I Exam. These questions are random questions that are asked from a question pool. And all the lessons in “Nokia Scalable IP Networks” course are covered with this questions.
What is the Duration of the NRS I Exam?
The complete duration of NRS I Exam is 75 minutes. If you get required training for NRS I Exam and you are ready, this time will be long enough for you.
What is the Language of NRS I Exam?
The language of NRS I Exam is only English. To understand and solve the questions correctly, you should know required technical network engish.
What is the Passing Degree for NRS I Exam?
The passing score of NRS I Exam is %80. This means that you should have at least 48 true answers from 60 questions to pass the NRS I Exam.
How Can I Take NRS I Exam?
When you are ready, you can schedule your NRS I Exam from a valid Exam Center and you can take NRS I Exam. For computer based Nokiaexams, you can use the global exam partner, Pearson VUE. To schedule your exam from a valid exam center, you can use Pearson VUE’s Website.
How Will I Get my NRS I Certificate?
After completing the exam, your score will appear on the exam computer. In the screen your score and the result will be showed. If you pass the exam, this result will sent to Nokia in a couple of weeks and after a while your certification and a metal certification sheet that shows your certification progress will be sent to you. You will paste your blue passed certification square to the certification progress sheet.
How Long Does NRS I Certification Valid?
NRS I Certification is valid for 3 years. In these 3 years, you can have further SRC trainings and take other exams. But after 3 years, if you do not pass any further SRC exam during this period, you need to recertify by taking the exam again.
What is NRS II Certification?
Nokia Network Routing Specialist II (NRS II) Certification
The second Nokia Certification is NRS II Certification. In NRS II Certification, there are four different trainings and four different exams. Three of these Exams are theorical and one of them is practical. Basically, Routing Protocols’s details, MPLS Details and MPLS VPN Services Details are explained in the specific courses of NRS II. NRS II is the Cisco CCNP, Juniper JNCIP and Huawei HCNP level certification of Nokia. But here, in Nokia Certification, the focus point of Service Provider and MPLS Technologies.
To have Nokia NRS II Certification, from the Beginning Nokia NRS I Certification to Nokia NRS II Certification, you need to pass 5 Exams.
Which Courses do I Need To Get To Have NRS II Certificate?
After NRS I training and exam, for Nokia NRS II Certification, there are three courses and three theorical exams in front of you. After that you need to pass one practical exam. But do not forget, to have this certification, firstly, you need to have NRS I Certification.
So, what are the Nokia NRS II Trainings? These are:
Nokia Interior Routing Protocol
Nokia Multiprotocol Label Switching
Nokia Services Architecture
All of these trainings are focus on a specific lessons that is required for Service Provider Architecture.
What I Will Learn in NRS II Courses?
In NRS II Trainings and certification period, you will learn the key concepts for a Service Provider that works with MPLS Architecture.
In “Nokia IRP Training”, you will start with Routing Concepts and you will explore Routing Protocols details like OSPF, BGP etc. Beside, you will learn IPv6 details, Route Filtering and Policies.
Then, in “Nokia MPLS Training”, you will go deeply into MPLS Concepts and you will learn two key MPLS Protocols and their details. These key MPLS Protocols are LDP and RSVP-TE.
After that, in the “Nokia Services Architecture Training”, you will learn MPLS VPN Services details. Here, Layer 2 VPN Services , VPWS and VPLS and Layer 3 VPN Services VPRN will be explained. Beside, IES Service will be showed. You can also learn Service Mirroring in this training.
Beside the theorical training, for practical exam, you will also learn the required configurations of all these protocols and concepts.
On IPCisco.com there are three key courses for NRS II Certification. You can reach these courses below:
Which Exams Should I Take to Become NRS II Certified?
To become NRS II Certified, you should take three theorical and one practical exam of Nokia SRC after NRS I Certification Exam. This Nokia NRS II Exams are given below:
Nokia Interior Routing Protocols (Exam 4A0–101)
Nokia Multiprotocol Label Switching (Exam 4A0–103)
Nokia Services Architecture (Exam 4A0–104)
Nokia NRS II Lab Exam (Exam NRSII4A0)
The first three exams of Nokia NRS II Certification, are theorical exams and there is no practical configurations required for them. But some theorical configuration commands can be asked.
The last exam is a full practice exam. You will given a topology in the lab and the required configuraion is expected from you for various topologies. In this practical exam, Routing Protocols, MPLS Protocols and MPLS VPN Services Configurations are asked to you.
Here, there is one more specific Nokia exam that combines the three key courses content into one exam. This exam is Nokia NRS II Composite Exam. This exam is generally used for recertification.
Nokia NRS II Composite Exam (Exam 4A0-C01)
What is the Price of NRS II Exams?
The price of each theorical NRS II Exam (Exam 4A0–101, Exam 4A0–103, Exam 4A0–104 ) is 125$. This price is the similar price for all the theorical exams of Nokia SRC. The total cost of three exams is 375$. The Composite Exam (Exam 4A0-C01) is also 375$.
On the other hand, the practical lab exam of NRS II (Exam NRSII4A0) is 725$.
From the Beginning Nokia NRS I Certification to Nokia NRS II Certification, the Total cost of 5 Exams is 875$.
How many Questions Are There in NRS II Exams?
There are 60 Questions in each theorical NRS II Exams (Exam 4A0–101, Exam 4A0–103, Exam 4A0–104). These questions are random questions that are asked from a question pool.
Differently, the Composite Exam (Exam 4A0-C01) has 70 questions.
The number of questions in the NRS II Practical Lab Exam (Exam NRSII4A0) can be different, but the number of these questions will not be as much as the theorical exams.
What is the Duration of the NRS II Exams?
The complete duration of each NRS II Exam is 90 minutes. If you get required trainings for each NRS II Exam and you are ready, this time will be long enough for you.
Differently, the Composite Exam (Exam 4A0-C01) is 120 minutes.
The practical exam duration is 3,5 hours. This time is long enough for your configurations if you have learned how to configure the key concepts in NRS II trainings.
What is the Language of NRS II Exams?
The language of NRS II Exams is only English. To understand and solve the questions correctly, you should know required technical network engish.
What is the Passing Degree for NRS II Exams?
The passing score of any NRS II Exam is %80. This means that you should have at least 48 true answers from 60 questions to pass an NRS II Exam.
How Can I Take NRS II Exams?
When you are ready, you can schedule your NRS II Exam from a valid Exam Center and you can take NRS II Exam. For computer based Nokiaexams, you can use the global exam partner, Pearson VUE. To schedule your exam from a valid exam center, you can use Pearson VUE’s Website.
How Will I Get my NRS II Certificate?
After completing the exam, your score will appear on the exam computer. In the screen your score and the result will be showed. If you pass the exam, this result will sent to Nokia in a couple of weeks and after a while your certifications will be sent to you. After that you can paste your blue passed certification squares to the certification progress sheet.
How Long Does NRS II Certification Valid?
NRS II Certification is valid for 3 years. In these 3 years, you can have further SRC trainings and take other exams. But after 3 years, if you do not pass any further SRC exam during this period, you need to recertify by taking the exam again. Here, to recertify yourself, you can take Nokia NRS II Composite Exam (Exam 4A0-C01). This is a quick way of recertification.
You can also visit Official Nokia Website and have more information about SRC Exams.
You can learn more on Nokia SRC Program in ipcisco.com.
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