Cisco 8000 Series Secure Routers

Score8.3 out of 10

37 Reviews and Ratings

What is Cisco 8000 Series Secure Routers?

Cisco Secure Routers embed security at the core, with integrated next-generation firewall (NGFW) and post-quantum cryptography that deliver embedded, advanced protection, giving SecOps and NetOps unified visibility and control.

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“Better IOSXE support”
— Principal Network Architect, Micron Technology, Inc.

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“In addition to it they can also be used as hub in Datacenter in Sd-Wan architecture”
— Pre sales IT systems engineer, Axians Italia Spa

Pros

Robust core routing capabilities and high performance.
Scalability for demanding network requirements, including L2/L3 VPNs.
Reliability and stability, aiding in troubleshooting and maintaining interface uptime.

Cons

High initial investment and ongoing costs, including bandwidth licensing.
Opportunities for improved IOS/software support and bug resolution.
Challenges with initial setup and pre-sales configuration.

Jared Politte

Network Specialist in Engineering at State of Kansas (10,001+ employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use them all throughout our infrastructure. We use them for various sites for multiple agencies and clients. We also use them within our core environment.

Pros

IOS upgrading
Ease of configuration and implementation
Troubleshooting equipment during outages and failures

Cons

Sometimes, issues with commands can be ambiguous
IOS may accept a command, but that command actually conflicts with another command

Return on Investment

Ease of implementation and learning is excellent
The ability to go from not knowing anything to a fully configured provider-level routing device and the flexibility to use it in any scenario makes it super simple because that means that we will have several on-hand and can use them anywhere in our network

Usability

Alternatives Considered

MikroTik Routers and Switches, Cisco Meraki Dashboard, NETGEAR Ethernet Switches, HPE Juniper Access Points and Fortinet FortiGate

Other Software Used

Cisco Meraki Dashboard, Fortinet FortiGate, SolarWinds Database Performance Monitor

Bekim Hajdini

Network and Cybersecurity Consultant in Engineering at Lockheed Martin (10,001+ employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

In my organization, I use Cisco 8000 Series Secure Routers on the Soutpan project for the hub sites. We are having some issues with PTP time protocol and packet fragmentation.

Pros

routing
DHCP leasses
DHCP snooping

Cons

reboot is slow sometimes

Return on Investment

it has higher network capacity

Usability

Alternatives Considered

Cisco Catalyst IR1100 Rugged Series Routers

Other Software Used

Cisco Catalyst IE3300 Rugged Series Switches, Cisco Firepower 1000 Series

Greg Long

IT Network Manager in Information Technology at Genesys Cloud Services (5001-10,000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

In our organization, We are starting to reduce our own Prem footprint by utilizing the multiservice features such as route and FW (firewall) services.

Pros

FW services
Ease of use
Router services

Cons

Better defined use case documentation

Return on Investment

Reduction in hardware
Sustainability efforts

Usability

Sarandeep Kaur Sony

Network Eng in Engineering at Oceaneering (5001-10,000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Cisco 8000 Series Secure Routers comes in different bandwidth threshold which can be used as required by the branch, Cisco 8000 Series Secure Routers solves the problem by providing extra fiber ports with different model so we don't have buy module separately.

Pros

Bandwidth threshold
extra ports

Return on Investment

The impact Cisco 8000 Series Secure Routers have on our organization's overall business objectives is Good Efficiency

Usability

Alternatives Considered

Cisco 4000 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR 4000)

Ryan Lowery

Principal Network Architect in Information Technology at Micron Technology, Inc. (10,001+ employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

In our organization, We use Cisco 8000 Series Secure Routers for WAN and edge internet routing platforms. Cisco 8000 Series Secure Routers allow us to address performance, scalability, and security issues.

Pros

Routing
Packet inspection
Detailed security and configuration support

Cons

Better IOSXE support
Better bug support

Return on Investment

Excellent ROI

Usability

Alternatives Considered

Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers

Juniper MX Series

Fortinet Secure SD-WAN

Cisco 8000 Series Secure Routers

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