Network Management Infrastructure Professional

Issued by Cyberspace Support (AFSC 3DXXX)

The earner of this badge completed one Network Management Professional course, attained the knowledge and ability to perform duties as a Network Engineer, passed the third party evaluation, and has advanced troubleshooting knowledge for configuration changes to the Layer Two/Three of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Model, network switching/routing configurations, TCP/IP, VoIP, and Network Security.

Type Experience
Level Intermediate

Additional Details

Skills

Earning Criteria

Complete one Network Management Professional course (NMIP, CCNP, JNCIS-ENT, or equivalency).
The Earner will provide evidence of completing all Network Configuration Computer Based Training (CBT) for Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician (CCENT) listed in Air Force Job Qualification Standard (JQS) 3DXXX-200CH, covering Layer Two/Three of the Open Systems Interconnection Model, network switching/routing configurations, TCP/IP, VoIP, and Network Security (NOTE: Skillport is CAC enabled).
Perform the duties of an Infrastructure Technician for a minimum of 3 years (e.g., Air Force Network Operations Security Center/Network Control Center (NOSC/NCC), Base Communications Support, and Air Communications Squadrons).
Pass a third party evaluation assessing the individual's knowledge, competency, technical proficiency, and qualifications to perform the job of a Network Infrastructure Technician.
Complete the NMI checklist.
The checklist was reviewed by the Earner's supervisor and recommended for the award of the NMI Professional badge.
For additional information on the Cyberspace Support digital badge initiative and the earning process, please see the linked information sheet.

Standards

Network Management Infrastructure Professional (NMIP)

Graduates of the NMI-P course will demonstrate competency in Advanced Layer 2 (e.g., spanning-trees, link aggregation, first-hop redundancy, private VLANs, and network monitoring) and Advanced Layer 3 (e.g., routing fundamentals, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, redistribution and filtering, GRE & recursive routing, IPSec, VRF-Lite, and IPv6).

Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)

Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Routing and Switching certification validates the ability to plan, implement, verify and troubleshoot local and wide-area enterprise networks and work collaboratively with specialists on advanced security, voice, wireless and video solutions.

Juniper Enterprise Routing and Switching Specialist (JNCIS-ENT)

Earners of the JNCIS-ENT certification will demonstrate competency in JUNOS OS fundamentals, layer 2 switching or VLANs, spanning tree, layer 2 security, protocol independent routing (OSPF, IS-IS, BGP), tunnels, and high availability.