Cisco 8000 - Platform Security
This white paper outlines the platform security features that are built into Cisco 8000 platform.
Blogs and Events
March 2024
Cisco 8000 Cisco Live sessions
Archive of Cisco Live breakout presentations about Cisco 8000
September 2023
Cisco 8608 Architecture White Paper
This post will describe Cisco 8000 centralized system architecture: Cisco 8608, based on Silicon One Q200 ASIC.
August 2023
Optimizing Power Supply Efficiency in High End Routers
Learn about PSU efficiency and router power allocation with a focus on Cisco’s 8000 Series Routers.
Benefits of Big Routing Chips
Discover why high bandwidth routing ASICs deliver leading efficiency by reducing the number of devices needed to build network capacity.
Cisco 8000 Series Cooling Innovation
This blog explains how Cisco 8000 series was designed for sustainability with unique cooling innovation.
Performance testing for modern high end routers: Revisiting RFC 2544 (Part 2)
This second article about RFC 2544 explores performance in high performance ASICs.
Performance testing for modern high end routers: Revisiting RFC 2544 (Part 1)
This video introduces RFC 2544 methodology and discusses if it’s still valid to assess modern high end routers performance.
July 2022
8000 Emulator Notebooks: Documentation at Runtime
Cisco 8000 Emulator integrated with Jupyter Notebooks
March 2022
Cisco 8800 Power Provisioning
Cisco’s 8000 Series’ introduced a new model for power allocation that reduces the amount of power that must be connected. This saves money and frees up facility resources for other uses.
8100 & 8200 Deployment Note
While the 8100 and 8200 Series have similar hardware architectures and form factors, there are key differences that impact the network roles they address. This post will cover their positioning and differences.
High Bandwidth Router Power Consumption (part 1)
Power claims for networking equipment are often difficult to understand. It’s not always clear whether chip, card, or system power is being stated and what conditions were used for the evaluation. Let’s take a step back and consider a better way of keeping score.