AI-Ready Secure Network Architecture

Modernize your network for the AI era

Unlock the performance, security, and intelligence you need to power real-time and AI-driven applications—across campus, branch, and industrial environments. With Cisco, you’ll be ready for what’s next. 

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The AI-ready secure network architecture


Powering the AI-ready enterprise

Meet the demands of modern applications and AI workloads with unified architecture combining AI, automation, and security to simplify operations, scale intelligently, and safeguard connections.

AgenticOps for operational simplicity

Accelerate deployment, streamline management, and reduce resolution time from hours to minutes with AI-driven automation and unified visibility.

Scalable devices ready for AI

Support 4K analytics, co-bots, AI assistants, and other real-time and AI-driven experiences with switching, routing, and wireless platforms built to deliver deterministic performance.

Security fused into the network

Get zero-trust security embedded at every layer to protect devices, data, and application access with post-quantum resilience and unified policy control.

A Network for Every Business Need

Explore networking solutions across campus, branch, and industrial environments.

Secure campus for the AI era

Enable immersive learning, AI copilots, and low-latency collaboration on a unified, secure foundation.

Unified branch for the AI era

Deploy, scale, and operate smarter branches with automation, insight, and SASE-powered protection.

Industrial networks for the AI era

Connect and secure your OT and IT environments for real-time automation, robotics, and predictive intelligence.

What sets Cisco's approach apart?

Combining the power of AI with decades of networking expertise, security, and assurance helps you drive better outcomes now—and prepare for tomorrow.

Architectural completeness

Deliver integrated capabilities across wireless, switching, routing, security, and IoT.

Breadth of security portfolio

Deploy policy with ease to secure traffic entering and across the network.

End-to-end assurance

Ensure every connected experience with AI-powered detection, remediation, and optimization.

AgenticOps

Leverage Cisco AI Assistant and AI Canvas, powered by a domain-specialized deep network model from Cisco.

Foundations for simplified, secure networks

AgenticOps

Built on the Cisco Deep Network Model, AgenticOps delivers intelligent, multiplayer workflows to detect anomalies, pinpoint root cause, and apply fixes across domains.

Secure access service edge

Applications and users are everywhere, creating complexity and greater threats than ever before. With SASE from Cisco, you get a simpler way to securely connect anywhere.

Explore the AgenticOps evolution with ESG analysts

See how Cisco delivers fully agentic architecture, highly accurate models based on 40+ years of networking expertise, and cross-domain integration, enabling IT teams to accelerate investigations and maintain oversight with dynamic human-AI interaction.

Nestlé delivers performance and reliability with Cisco

Discover how Nestlé revolutionized its network with Cisco by delivering centralized management, enhanced security, and proactive troubleshooting. With greater agility, control, and cost efficiency, Nestlé built a unified backbone that provides real-time visibility and 99.97% availability.


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Modernize your network for the AI era

See how Cisco combines agentic AI operations, scalable infrastructure, and security at every layer to deliver a network built for tomorrow's workloads.


Industry recognition

IDC MarketScape for Global Enterprise WLAN

IDC has recognized Cisco as a Leader for Enterprise Wireless LAN in their 2025 MarketScape report.

Ready to lead your transformation?

Unified architecture helps you build a network for what's next. Let’s explore your campus, branch, and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) modernization roadmap together.