Benefits of Upgrading to the Cisco Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms Family At-a-Glance
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Why upgrade to the Cisco Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms Family?
The Cisco® Catalyst® 8000 Edge Platforms provide a flexible, secure, and scalable WAN edge for greater business resiliency, reliable remote work, and consistent multicloud connectivity.
Advanced features provide industry-leading support for SD-WAN, Cloud OnRamp, 5G wireless WAN, and Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) architectures. Hardware-anchored authentication methods provide peace of mind along with the convenience of zero-touch provisioning across the entire network, all in a compact, stylish, and cost-saving design.
Enjoy greater CPU performance from more cores and custom Cisco silicon, greater port density to scale your enterprise, and faster encryption performance to secure traffic without throughput degradation.
Transform your branch and reduce costs with innovations in power efficiency, advanced self-cooling, and RFID tags that save your staff time.
You can do it all and much, much more with the Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms.
Cisco Catalyst 8000: Build a better WAN edge for your cloud journey
Modular access edge platforms
| Capabilities |
Features |
Cisco 4300 Series ISRs |
Cisco 4431 and 4451-X ISRs |
Benefits |
| Cisco Catalyst 8200 Series Edge Platforms |
Cisco Catalyst 8300 Series Edge Platforms |
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| SD-WAN and cloud networking |
8 CPU cores |
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2X throughput means faster application performance from the WAN edge and remote locations. |
| 12 CPU cores |
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4X throughput means faster application performance from the WAN edge and remote locations. |
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| 8-GB default DRAM |
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2X default memory provides scalable edge compute and consistent performance. |
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| 10G WAN connectivity |
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Maintain business continuity and consistency with scalable infrastructure. |
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| Security, SASE |
Multigigabit IPsec |
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Encrypt traffic to the cloud and protect enterprise and user privacy at the edge. |
| Multigigabit MACsec |
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Encrypt traffic within the network and prevent insider privacy violations. |
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| Trust Anchor 2.0 |
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Reliable device authenticity and integrity checks, immutable hardware-anchored security, and customer verification capabilities. |
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Hardware-accelerated crypto |
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Improved performance via Intel® QuickAssist Technology (QAT) for security functions including Cisco Umbrella® Secure Internet Gateway (SIG), SSL inspection, Snort® IPS, Cisco AMP for Networks, DNS protection, and an application-aware enterprise firewall. |
| User-centric design |
RFID tags and QR codes |
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On-device RFID and QR codes make platform identification simple with improved inventory management. |
| Enhanced, user-focused industrial design |
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Stylish design courtesy of Pininfarina, with rounded device edges and circular hex pattern for improved cooling. |
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| Default dual power supplies |
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Support for dual power supplies provides critical redundancy capabilities for headend locations and large branches. |
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| Compact design |
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Gain incredible flexibility with features that include a <12-inch-deep platform on the 8200 Series. |
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| Interface flexibility |
Protocol-Independent Multicast (PIM) support |
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Multigigabit cellular connectivity offers 5G compatibility, investment protection, expanded transformation, and added application reliability. |
| Embedded port density |
3 4 |
4 6 |
Higher WAN port density provides better redundancy and connectivity options at the branch and headend. |
Aggregation edge platforms
| Capabilities |
Features |
Cisco ASR 1000 Series |
Benefits |
| Cisco Catalyst 8500 Series Edge Platforms |
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| Cisco Catalyst 8500L Series Edge Platforms |
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| SD-WAN and cloud networking |
8 CPU cores |
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2X CPU provides faster application performance from the WAN edge and remote locations. |
| 12 CPU cores |
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4X CPU provides faster application performance from the WAN edge and remote locations. |
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| Custom silicon NPU |
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Third-generation Cisco QuantumFlow Network Processor Unit (NPU) offloads CPU, accelerates forwarding, and enables traffic analytics and inspection beyond any SD-WAN platform. |
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| 8-GB default DRAM |
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2X default memory provides scalable edge compute and consistent performance. |
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| 16-GB default storage |
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4X storage resources provide scalable edge compute and consistent performance. |
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| 10G WAN connectivity |
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Maintain business continuity and consistency with scalable infrastructure. |
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| 40G/100G WAN connectivity |
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Aggregate more traffic with greater headend capabilities. |
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| Security, SASE |
Multigigabit IPsec |
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Encrypt traffic to the cloud and protect enterprise and user privacy at the edge. |
| Multigigabit MACsec |
|
Encrypt traffic within the network and prevent insider privacy violations. |
|
| Trust Anchor 2.0 |
|
Reliable device authenticity and integrity checks, immutable hardware-anchored security, and customer verification capabilities. |
|
| Hardware-accelerated crypto |
|
Improved performance via Intel QAT for security functions including Cisco Umbrella SIG, SSL inspection, Snort IPS, Cisco AMP for Networks, DNS protection, and an application-aware enterprise firewall. |
|
| User-centric design |
RFID tags and QR codes |
|
On-device RFID and QR codes make platform identification simple with improved inventory management. |
| Enhanced, user-focused industrial design |
|
Stylish design courtesy of Pininfarina with rounded device edges and circular hex pattern for improved cooling. |
|
| Default dual power supplies |
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Support for dual power supplies provides critical redundancy capabilities for headend locations and large branches. |
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| Compact design |
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Gain incredible flexibility with features that include a 1RU form factor headend in the 8500 Series. |
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| Interface flexibility |
Embedded port density |
12 16 12 |
Higher WAN port density provides better redundancy and connectivity options at the branch and headend. |
Virtual edge platforms
| Capabilities |
Features |
Cisco 5100 ENCS |
Benefits |
| Cisco Catalyst 8200 Series Edge uCPE |
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| SD-WAN and cloud networking |
8 CPU cores |
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2X throughput provides faster application performance from the WAN edge and remote locations. |
| 12 CPU cores |
|
4X throughput provides faster application performance from the WAN edge and remote locations. |
|
| 8-GB default DRAM |
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2X default memory provides scalable edge compute and consistent performance. |
|
| 16-GB default storage |
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4X storage resources provide scalable edge compute and consistent performance. |
|
| Security, SASE |
Trust Anchor 2.0 |
|
Reliable device authenticity and integrity checks, immutable hardware-anchored security, and customer verification capabilities |
| Hardware-accelerated crypto |
|
Improved performance via Intel QAT for security functions including Cisco Umbrella SIG, SSL inspection, Snort IPS, Cisco AMP for Networks, DNS protection, and an application-aware enterprise firewall. |
|
| User-centric design |
RFID tags and QR codes |
|
On-device RFID and QR codes make platform identification simple with improved inventory management. |
| Enhanced, user-focused industrial design |
|
Stylish design courtesy of Pininfarina with rounded device edges and circular hex pattern for improved cooling. |
|
| Interface flexibility |
PIM support |
|
Multigigabit cellular connectivity offers 5G compatibility, investment protection, expanded transformation, and added application reliability. |
| Embedded port density |
3 6 |
Higher WAN port density provides better redundancy and connectivity options at the branch and headend. |
● Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms Family