The Cisco Access Routing and LAN Switching certification focuses
on the ongoing need for knowledgeable networking professionals who
can implement and support complex LAN and WAN networks. Cisco Access
Routing and LAN Switching Specialists can scale IP addresses with
advanced Network Address translation, manage network performance
using queuing and compression, configure PPP, PAP, CHAP, and
interVLAN routing in a network containing both routers and
switchers.