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Unified Branch Networking

Create smart, secure, scalable branch operations

Run your branches like physical extensions of your digital business. Unify branch operations for experience, policy enforcement, and security at scale on one AI-powered platform. 

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Why modernize your branch?

Most branches were designed for static traffic patterns and trusted users. Today’s reality requires a nimbler approach—with automation, intelligence, and security built in.

Simplify policy enforcement

Branches must serve as secure gateways for remote work, guest devices, IoT sensors, and AI applications all at once.

Control application sprawl

Business applications are hosted everywhere—SaaS, data center, and cloud—requiring smarter WAN and better performance.

Gain agility to scale securely

Network teams need to roll out new locations quickly and resolve issues faster, without always sending someone on site.

Overcome key challenges

Workloads that outrun the network

Real-time applications run at the branch edge. Without Wi-Fi 7 or PoE switching, app-aware routing, QoS, or visibility across unowned networks, branches on best-effort WAN are stuck.

Systemic security gaps

Flat VLANs and unmanaged devices let threats spread; weak firmware, shared passwords, and open access add risk; while "tunnel everything" DIA/SD-WAN approaches over-expose networks and users.

Poor user experiences

Every millisecond affects POS speed, kiosk responsiveness, and video clarity. Teams need instant fault isolation across every network domain: Wi-Fi, LAN, WAN, ISP, SaaS.

Strained IT operations

Scaling compounds pressure to deploy fast, monitor continuously, and diagnose and fix issues across hundreds, even thousands of sites. In a legacy branch architecture, that adds IT headcount.

Building a branch network for the AI era and beyond

Branch networking doesn’t have to be complicated. Cisco Unified Branch delivers a full-stack solution designed to simplify and streamline branch network deployments.

Operational simplicity powered by AI

Streamline the configuration, monitoring, diagnosis, and resolution lifecycle on a platform for unified management, multilayer assurance, and AgenticOps.

Enterprise-class control

Enforce granular policy, segmentation, and per-app SLAs across wide-area and local networks, routing, and switching.

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Cloud simplicity

Get intuitive, cloud-based management with zero-touch provisioning and scale through workflows in the Meraki dashboard.

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Automation toolkits

Consistently roll out and update thousands of branches with speed and control.

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Assurance

Diagnose performance issues across owned and unowned networks with ThousandEyes and embedded telemetry.

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AgenticOps

Intelligent, conversational workflows detect anomalies, pinpoint root cause, and apply fixes across domains.

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Scalable devices ready for AI workloads

Faster, safer, smarter networking begins with Cisco-designed silicon, supporting seamless experiences and AI-powered operations at the edge.

Cisco 8000 Series Secure Routers

Get platform-level security, next-generation firewall, high-performance routing, and more.

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Cisco 8300 Series Secure Routers

Get high-performance, secure routing that scales for complex and demanding large branch environments.

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Cisco 8400 Series Secure Routers

Get robust, scalable campus performance with centralized management and advanced threat protection.

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Meraki MG Fixed Wireless Access (FWA)

Scale 5G connectivity deployments faster with cloud-managed eSIM, instant-on data, and 5G Standalone.

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Cisco C9350 Fixed Access Smart Switches

Get deterministic latency and MACsec encryption in an AI-ready access switch built on Silicon One.

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Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches

Deliver secure, high-performance connectivity with modular uplinks and advanced Layer 3 features.

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Meraki MS150

Easily scale, enforce policy, and troubleshoot with cloud-managed switching for branch deployments.

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Cisco Wi-Fi 7 Access Points

Future-proof every workplace with intelligent, secure access points that can deploy anywhere.

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Outdoor and Industrial Access Points

Extend connectivity for secure operations with Wi-Fi 7 and Ultra-Reliable Wireless Backhaul (URWB).

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Meraki MV Cameras

Improve safety for those in and around your workplace with next-level analytics and security tools.

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Cisco Spaces

Create a smart, secure, and inviting workplace with data and insights from your network.

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A network designed for security

Using XDR and Hybrid Mesh Firewall, Cisco embeds protection into every branch device, enforcing zero trust at each layer, from onboarding to application access. 

Trusted code verification

A hardware-anchored Secure Boot process and quantum-safe cryptography ensure only trusted code runs on devices.

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Hardened operating system

Enforce access control policy and prevent exploits with hardened Security-Enhanced Linux kernel protection.

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Advanced endpoint protection

Cisco XDR correlates telemetry from devices to detect and respond to threats beyond the perimeter.

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Identity- and role-based segmentation

Get granular, dynamic network control with Cisco Identity Services Engine, Security Group Tags, and Software-Defined Access.

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Next-generation firewall (NGFW)

Scale advanced protection across data center, cloud, campus, and branch environments, with unified management.

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Secure access

Protect direct-to-internet and cloud traffic with integrated SD-WAN and SSE capabilities, NGFW, and Hybrid Mesh Firewall.

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Post-quantum secure encryption

Protect branch networks against future threats with post-quantum MACsec, IPsec, and WAN MACsec cryptography.

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SD-WAN and SASE integration

Bring segmentation, NGFW, Hybrid Mesh Firewall, and identity enforcement to every edge.

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Telemetry-driven threat detection

Cisco XDR analyzes network and cloud telemetry to detect sophisticated threats in data flows.

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Zero trust network access

Based on identity, posture, and risk, Universal zero trust network access (ZTNA) enforces trust per session over even unmanaged devices and locations.

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Modernizing the Branch for the AI Era

Meet application and workload demands with insights and guidance for efficiently reducing downtime, complexity, and risk.

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A platform for every business need

Secure Campus

Support real-time collaboration, immersive learning, smart buildings, and AI-powered applications—on a network that’s ready for the future. Reimagine your campus network with Cisco.

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Secure Industrial Networks

Industrial environments are becoming more connected—and more complex. Cisco brings AI-driven security, visibility, and automation to the most mission-critical places in your network.

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SASE

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

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Recognized by industry experts

2024 Magic Quadrant™ for SD-WAN

For the fifth consecutive year, Gartner has recognized Cisco as a Leader for SD-WAN.

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IDC MarketScape for Global Enterprise WLAN

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

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Let’s build a smarter, more secure branch

Ready to deploy faster, troubleshoot smarter, and scale securely across every branch? We’re here to help you transform your edge.

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