Cisco 8000 Series Routers
Routing and switching
for the AI era
Powered by Cisco Silicon One, the 8000 Series delivers unmatched scale, deep buffers, quantum-safe encryption, and programmability for service provider, hyperscale, and enterprise networks.
Built on Silicon One. Built for what’s next.
The Cisco 8000 Series is the industry’s broadest Silicon One-powered routing portfolio — spanning fixed, modular, and centralized architectures for every network role.
Massive scale
From 4.8T to 51.2T per system, the 8000 Series scales to meet the demands of AI workloads, DCI, and peering at every tier of the network.
Unmatched performance
Deep buffers absorb microbursts, intelligent load balancing reduces job completion time by 28%, and line-rate encryption protects every packet.
Full programmability
Cisco Adaptive Packet Processing with P4 enables new features post-deployment, protecting your investment as requirements evolve.
Quantum-safe security
Hardware-ready post-quantum cryptography and line-rate MACsec encryption secure data in transit against current and future threats.
Meet the Cisco 8000 Series family
Fixed, modular, and centralized platforms powered by Silicon One — for metro access, data center, spine, core, and peering.
Fixed
8100 Series
Fixed data center switching platforms with Silicon One for leaf and spine deployments.
- •Data center leaf/spine
- •Silicon One G-Series ASICs
- •400G/100G ports
Fixed
8200 Series
Fixed deep-buffer routers for DCI, peering, and core routing with Silicon One P-Series.
- •Deep buffer architecture
- •Silicon One P-Series ASICs
- •400G/100G ports
New
8223
World’s first 51.2T deep-buffer fixed router powered by a single Silicon One P200 processor.
- •51.2 Tbps capacity
- •Single Silicon One P200 ASIC
- •Quantum-safe line-rate encryption
Fixed
8300 Series
Fixed routers for service provider edge and aggregation with versatile port configurations.
- •Service provider edge
- •Flexible port configurations
- •400G/100G/10G multi-rate
Centralized
8400 Series
Centralized 4.8T routing platform for mid-scale service provider and enterprise deployments.
- •4.8 Tbps capacity
- •Centralized architecture
- •IOS XR
Centralized
8500 Series
Centralized 12.8T routing platform for high-capacity service provider core and peering.
- •12.8 Tbps capacity
- •Centralized architecture
- •IOS XR
Modular
8800 Series
Modular multi-terabit chassis for the largest service provider and hyperscale deployments.
- •Modular chassis
- •Multi-terabit line cards
- •IOS XR
Why Cisco 8000 Series routers
Over 60 systems powered by Cisco Silicon One. From metro access to hyperscale spine, every platform shares the same programmable architecture for operational consistency and investment protection.
Silicon One Architecture
Unified silicon across all platforms with Adaptive Packet Processing enables new features without hardware replacement.
Quantum-Safe Security
Hardware root of trust on every port and quantum threat-resilient line-rate encryption protect data in transit.
Power Efficient
Liquid-cooled and air-cooled options with up to 70% greater efficiency than equivalent multi-system deployments.
Cisco IOS XR
Carrier-class OS with segment routing, EVPN, model-driven programmability, and streaming telemetry.
Let’s find the right 8000 Series router for your network
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