Carrier Ethernet Certifications for Professionals

Advanced-level validation of Carrier Ethernet service expertise.

Become a Carrier Ethernet Certified Professional

Carrier Ethernet service standards provide the dynamic, performance-enhanced, orchestrated, and high-speed connectivity required by the modern enterprise, cloud, and mobile service provider to support remote workforces and SD-WAN deployments around the globe.

Why Professional Training & Certification?

Workers who participate in upskilling earn an average of 8.6% higher, with annual economic benefit to certified employees greater than $10,000.*

Mplify Carrier Ethernet Certified Professional designation (Mplify-CECP, formerly MEF-CECP) is the industry’s only vendor-neutral professional training and certification that validates knowledge, skills, and abilities in Carrier Ethernet domains, including:

  • Carrier Ethernet basics.
  • Services and attributes.
  • Performance metrics, class of service, and traffic management.
  • Service OAM—fault management and performance monitoring.
  • Infrastructure, operations, and applications.

70 Questions
105 Minutes
Exam Fee: 420 USD

Register for the Exam

For the online proctored exam for individuals. If you are in a training class, please ask your instructor for the registration link.

What Can I Achieve with Carrier Ethernet Professional Certification?

Training and certification provides proven benefits to professionals and the companies who invest in upskilling their workforce.

Join the 8000+ Certified Professionals.

To look up a professional certification, search the ProCert registry at procert.mplify.net by name or credential ID.

Advantages of Mplify-CECP Certification for Professionals:

  • Gain significant technical knowledge on terminology and service attributes.
  • Increase job proficiency and effectiveness with less reliance on technical support.
  • Enhance credibility among peers.
  • Improve technical communication with customers, prospects, and co-workers.
  • Be validated as an industry expert—an advantage for career advancement.

Who should take the Mplify-CECP Exam?

The Carrier Ethernet Certified Professional designation is especially useful to professionals in the service provider, vendor, and enterprise communities:


Pre-sales, applications/solutions teams.


Product management and marketing.


Design, engineering and development.


Operations, service and support.

Prepare for the Exam

Carrier Ethernet resources and reference materials to help you prepare for the Mplify-CECP Professional Certification Exam.

Exam Blueprints outline the content areas covered on the examination, including the topics, levels of competence, learning objectives, and weightings.

Exam Blueprints & Resources

The latest exam blueprint, as well as primary and additional reference documents, are all available as a downloadable package here: Mplify-CECP Professional Certification Exam Reference Materials

You’re In Good Company

Gain Validation as an Industry Expert

Mplify recognizes industry professionals who undertake the challenging path of earning skills certification in the Mplify Professional Certification Framework. Those who persevere and earn two or more Mplify professional certifications earn the designation of Mplify Network Expert.

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