Training -> Certification

1.  Next date for the online exam

• To be announced
• Price: US$ 215,00
• Payment: paypal
• Pre-Registration: use this form
• Students will receive the instructions for the test after the registration

2.  Overview

The OpenSIPS Certified Professional (OCP) credential shows clients and employers that you can design, implement and administer a SIP Proxy based in the OpenSIPS SIP Server. Implementation responsibilities include, installing, configuring and troubleshooting a SIP infrastructure based in the OpenSIPS server.

The credential covers the knowledge of Installation, SIP Routing, OpenSIPS Scripting Skills, Authentication, OpenSIPS Control Panel, Connection to the PSTN, Call Forwarding and Media Server Integration, NAT Traversal, Load Balancing, Clustering, Accounting and Monitoring Tools. The OCP credentials were created for professionals who are going to design, maintain and troubleshoot SIP infrastructures typically found in telecommunication companies, VoIP providers and large telephony systems based on the SIP protocol.

3.  Requirements

The OpenSIPS Certified Professional credential is available on online tests. To assure the validity of the test, we have combined theoretical and a practicum exams where the student will deliver a real case scenario installed in a datacenter.

To earn the OCP certification on OpenSIPS, you must:

1. Attend the OpenSIPS eBootcamp or Bootcamp
2. Pass on the OpenSIPS Certified Professional Exam Practicum
3. Have at least 100 points in the practicum test, delivered as a server running in a datacenter

Practicum Exam Details: The practicum exam is a 8 hour practical test executed over the Internet in a Virtual Server with a valid address. The Server is an Debian Linux Server, 1GB RAM, 10GB disk, MySQL and OpenSIPS dependencies pre-installed. There are 70 points in mandatory requirements and 60 points in optional requirements. Minimum score: 100 points.

Exam Topics: The exam topics are exactly the same of the OpenSIPS Bootcamp plus the installation of the control panel.

Request a certification exam by emailing us at ocp@opensips.org .

4. OCP candidate profile

An OCP candidate should have one to two years of experience in designing, installing, configuring, and troubleshooting SIP servers, strong experience with network protocols.

5. Why get certified?

Being OpenSIPS Professional Certified means your OpenSIPS knowledge and skills are worldwide recognized and guaranteed by the OpenSIPS project.

Earning an OpenSIPS Certification validates your proven experience and knowledge in using the OpenSIPS software and solutions. Designed to be relevant in today's rapidly changing telephony marketplace, the OpenSIPS certification help you utilize evolving technologies, fine-tune your troubleshooting skills, and improve your job satisfaction.

Whether you are new to technology, changing jobs, or a seasoned IT professional, becoming certified demonstrates to customers, peers, and employers that you are committed to advancing your skills and taking on greater challenges. In addition, certification provides you with access to exclusive OpenSIPS Certified Professional (OCP) resources and benefits.

6. OCP Benefits

• Listing in the OpenSIPS Certified Professional Directory
• Worldwide approval from the OpenSIPS project
• OpenSIPS Certified Professional certificate
• Priority access on bug track assignment

7.  Certified people

This is an official listing of the people who already are OpenSIPS Certified:

1. Alex Goulis
2. Steef Van Braband
3. Hasitha Lalinda
4. Andreas Sikkema
5. Sebastian Sastre
6. Koen Schagen
7. Alejandro Rios Peña
8. Zahid Mehmood
9. Max Mühlbronner
10. Thomas Gelf
11. Juan Cuevas
12. Danny Dias
13. Ján Murányi
14. Martin Formanko
15. Michael Tindall
16. Stas Kobzar
17. Antonis Psaras
18. Carlos Eduardo Wagner
19. Johan de Clercq
20. Sagar Malam , May 2020, ID 7120-04
21. Matt Rivera , May 2020, ID 7120-05
22. Juan Manuel Coronado Z. , May 2020, ID 7120-02
23. Igor Pavlov , May 2020, ID 7120-03
24. Samuel Anderson , May 2020, ID 7120-01
25. Sharad Kumar , May 2020, ID 7120-06
26. Abdulhamid Afrah , January 2022, ID 7122-01
27. Ken Stowe , January 2022, ID 7122-02
28. José Alexandre Ferreira , January 2022, ID 7122-05
29. Artiom Druz , January 2022, ID 7122-03
30. Darren Williams , November 2022, ID 7122-06