The new CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure certification has been redesigned to leverage the skills obtained at the new CCNP level. The certification covers core technology areas and validates your end-to-end lifecycle skills in complex enterprise networks from planning and design to operating and optimizing.

To earn the CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure certification you must complete two exams:

• The qualifying exam, Implementing Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies (350-401 ENCOR), focuses on your knowledge of enterprise infrastructure including dual-stack (IPv4 and IPv6) architecture, virtualization, infrastructure, network assurance, security, and automation.
• The 8-hour, hands-on lab exam, CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure, covers the end-to-end lifecycle of complex enterprise networks from designing and deploying to operating and optimizing.

To achieve CCIE certification, you must take and pass your lab exam within 3 years of passing your core exam.