Hardware Installation Guide for the Cisco 8100 Series Secure Routers

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Hardware Installation Guide for the Cisco 8100 Series Secure Routers

Cisco 8100 Series Secure Routers

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Describes the main functions, features, and capabilities of Cisco 8100 Series Secure Routers, providing foundational understanding of their role and use cases within secure network infrastructures.


The Cisco 8100 Series Secure Routers offer secure branch connectivity to customers connecting small branch and remote locations to their enterprise networks over a diverse set of interfaces. This allows users and devices at these locations to access enterprise applications hosted at the campus, headquarters, data centers, or the cloud. The Cisco 8100 Series Secure Routers are the next generation, IOS XE based, multi-core, branch routers. These platforms are fixed with some pluggable cellular options.

Table 1. Base Models System Specifications of the Cisco 8100 Series Secure Routers

Base Models

Console Ports

Power Supply

DRAM, Flash

Storage

PoE/PoE+

Cellular Connectivity

C8130-G2

1xRJ45 console

30W/66W

4 GB

16 GB

USB Type C 3.0

None

None

C8131-G2

1xRJ45 console

30W/66W

8 GB

16 GB

USB Type C 3.0

None

None

C8140-G2

1xRJ45 console

66W

4 GB

16 GB

USB Type C 3.0

None

None

C8151-G2

1xRJ45 console

66W

8 GB

16 GB

USB Type C 3.0

None

5G Standalone/CAT 7 LTE (Pluggable)

C8161-G2

1xRJ45 console

150W

8 GB

16 GB

USB Type C 3.0

4PoE/2PoE+

5G Standalone/CAT 7 LTE (Pluggable)

C8130-VAI-G2

1xRJ45 console

66W

4GB

16GB

USB Type-C 3.0

None

None

C8130-VAP-G2

1xRJ45 console

66W

4GB

16GB

USB Type-C 3.0

None

None

C8151-CVAI-G2

1xRJ45 console

66W

8GB

16GB

USB Type-C 3.0

None

Embedded 5G Release-17

C8151-CVAP-G2

1xRJ45 console

66W

8GB

16GB

USB Type-C 3.0

None

Embedded 5G Release-17

C8130H-G2

1xRJ45 console

66W

4 GB

16 GB

USB Type-C 3.0

None

None

C8151H-C-G2

1xRJ45 console

66W

8GB

16 GB

USB Type-C 3.0

None

Embedded 5G Release-17

Table 2. Base Models Network Interfaces of the Cisco 8100 Series Secure Routers

Base Models

LAN Ports Only

WAN Ports Only

Flex L2/L3 Ports

C8130-G2

2xGE RJ45

1xGE RJ45

1xGE RJ45/SFP combo

2xGE RJ45

C8131-G2

2xGE RJ45

1xGE RJ45

1xGE RJ45/SFP combo

2xGE RJ45

C8140-G2

6xGE RJ45

2xGE RJ45/SFP combo

2xGE RJ45

C8151-G2

6xGE RJ45

2xGE RJ45/SFP combo

2xGE RJ45

C8161-G2

6xGE RJ45

2xGE RJ45/SFP combo

2xGE RJ45

C8130-VAI-G2

2xGE RJ45

RJ11 DSL

1xGE RJ45/SFP combo

XGSPON/10GBASE-T

2xGE RJ45

C8130-VAP-G2

2xGE RJ45

RJ11 DSL

1xGE RJ45/SFP combo

XGSPON/10GBASE-T

2xGE RJ45

C8151-CVAI-G2

6xGE RJ45

RJ11 DSL

1xGE RJ45/SFP combo

XGSPON/10GBASE-T

2xGE RJ45

C8151-CVAP-G2

6xGE RJ45

RJ11 DSL

1xGE RJ45/SFP combo

XGSPON/10GBASE-T

2xGE RJ45

C8130H-G2

2xGE RJ45

1xGE RJ45/SFP combo

10GBASE-T

2xGE RJ45

C8151H-C-G2

6xGE RJ45

1xGE RJ45/SFP combo

10GBASE-T

2xGE RJ45

Table 3. Supported RF Bands

Base Models

5G NR Sub-6 Frequency Bands

4G LTE Frequency Bands

C8151-CVAI-G2

C8151-CVAP-G2

C8151H-C-G2

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78, 79

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66, 70, 71, 106

P-5GS6-R16SA-GL

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 46, 48, 66, 71

Table 4. Pluggable Modules of the Cisco 8100 Series Secure Routers

Pluggable Interface Modules (PIM)

Pluggable Interface Modules (PIM) Technology

P-5GS6-R16SA-GL

5G Sub-6 GHz Pluggable Interface Module

P-LTEA7-NA

CAT7 LTE Pluggable for North America

P-LTEA7-JP

CAT7 LTE Advanced PIM for Japan

P-LTEA7-EAL

CAT7 LTE Advanced PIM for EMEA, APAC, LATAM