Item: Cisco 8000 Series Routers
Rating: 7
Author: Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Cisco 8000 Series Routers

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Basically we use Cisco 8000 Series Routers on the edge of network, and looking to expand it to other edges across the world, one of the biggest benefits of it is the data plane capacity and the size of the device which fits very well inside our racks and have better power consumption comparing to other Cisco platforms and even other OEM vendors.

Pros and Cons

Pros

capacity
automation
resiliency
protection

Cons

cost
open source APIs
optimize power consumption

Return on Investment

cost
space
power

Usability

as it's one of the best products of Cisco comparing with other series like NCS, also it's supporting IOS XR which is a good Operating system for automation and features

Alternatives Considered

Cisco 9000 Series Aggregation Services Routers (ASR 9000)

Key Insights

Do you think Cisco 8000 Series Routers delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Cisco 8000 Series Routers's feature set?

Yes

Did Cisco 8000 Series Routers live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Cisco 8000 Series Routers go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Cisco 8000 Series Routers again?

Yes

Likelihood to Recommend

it's a best choice for companies running as Internet service provider as it fits well on the edge of the network and can provide very high capacity with very small size in the rack and less power consumption. one of the drawback is some of critical features are not supported at the moment due to some software that Cisco is looking to enhance in the next versions.

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Cisco 8000 Series Routers is the best Cisco product.