Network operators need to cater to their customers by delivering services from anywhere between 1G to 100G speeds, while having the ability to aggregate into 400G networks.
With the evolution of the network and emergence of more localized and metro-driven traffic patterns, there is a need for network operators to deploy a solution that meets the needs of both fixed and distributed systems.
Cisco 8000 Series Routers address this customer problem and market need by delivering a platform that is uniquely positioned to support the reliability and flexibility offered by distributed solutions, while also delivering value with the customer investments.
Instead of having to choose between a fixed or distributed system, customers can now also consider the new centralized system with Cisco 8600 Series Routers, which blend the resource efficiency of fixed systems with the interface flexibility, upgradeability, and redundancy of distributed systems.
Similar to distributed systems, centralized systems have in-service, replaceable, redundant RPs with CPU and redundant switch cards with NPUs to support both data plane and control plane redundancy.
With the unique centralized design of Cisco 8600 Series Routers, the life of a data packet is carefully managed such that when traffic ingresses on one of the MPA interfaces, the physical layer on the ingress MPA sends the traffic to both SCs. The Silicon One ASIC on both SCs processes the packets, so in the event of a failure with the active SC, the other standby SC always has all the packets to support data plane redundancy.
Distributed peering points are emerging across the network to help avoid unnecessarily backhauling traffic to centralized locations.
Deploying right-sized platforms like Cisco 8600 Series Routers can address some of the operator resource challenges while achieving lower upfront costs, data plane and control plane redundancy, port diversity, and architectural simplicity using single-chip forwarding with less components to help lower TCO. Additional use cases for the Cisco 8608 router include as a core label switch router, routed data center top-of-rack/leaf, and aggregation for cloud and CSP networks.
Cisco 8600 Series Routers are also part of the Cisco routed optical networking solution, with support for 400G DCO optics to improve network operational efficiency and simplicity.
Cisco Silicon One offers unmatched flexibility with a common silicon architecture, including software development kit and P4 programmable forwarding code across multiple network roles, while supporting fixed, distributed, and centralized systems.
With Cisco Silicon One used in Cisco 8600 Series Routers, we maintain the architectural simplicity and uniformity across the three architecture types.
Having a unified architecture helps network operators simplify operations through consistency with upgrades, feature parity, training, testing/qualification, deployment, and troubleshooting.
The clean-sheet internal architecture includes on-chip high-bandwidth memory and supports multiple modes of operation by enabling a router to operate with a single forwarding chip, a line card network processor, and a switch fabric element.
Simplified network operations through consistency with upgrades, qualification, deployment, and troubleshooting.
In addition to the capabilities of the Silicon One chipset, Cisco 8600 Series Routers include significant innovations, such as the Cisco IOS XR network operating system and the chassis design itself.
Cisco 8600 Series Routers enable all major components to be in-service field-replaceable, which helps reduce operational costs.
The single-forwarding chip design on Cisco 8600 Series Routers is well suited for smaller locations by offering simplicity through more bandwidth with fewer components, which helps streamline costs, power, and space while also reducing latency.
Modular port adapters: With a high degree of flexibility, the Cisco 8608 router supports a diverse range of interfaces, including 4×400 GbE, 24×10/25/50 GbE, and a combination of 16×100 GbE or 12×100 GbE+1×400 GbE or 8×100 GbE+2×400 GbE. Network operating system: Cisco IOS XR is the common NOS across access, aggregation, edge, and core platforms, including Cisco 8600 Series Routers.
Manageability: Cisco Crosswork Network Automation is a comprehensive software platform that helps plan, provision, manage, optimize, and assure multi-vendor/multi-domain networks, including Cisco 8600 Series Routers, to help reduce operational costs.
Cisco 8600 Series Routers are a culmination of innovations in silicon, software, and hardware-all coming together to deliver a new breed of simple, reliable, flexible routers that give customers more choices and help maximize value.
This Cyber News was published on feedpress.me. Publication date: Thu, 15 Feb 2024 16:13:04 +0000