Cisco 8700 Series Routers Data Sheet

Cisco 8700 overview

The Cisco 8700 series is an addition to the Cisco 8000 Series Routers powered by Cisco Silicon One^™ processors. 8700 products embody this cutting-edge innovation of the 8000 portfolio, offering advanced features engineered for seamless integration and scalability. This helps expand into aggregation and edge use cases by providing high-capacity solution tailored for the demands of the modern metro networks.

With the agility of Silicon One enabling applications at scale delivered on power and space optimized form factors, Cisco 8700 systems can address a wide variety of use cases such a business edge, residential aggregation, 5G mobile backhaul, provider core, and internet peering.

Product Details

Features and benefits of the 8711-32FH-M

Feature	Benefit
Integrated interfaces	Flexible port rate configuration: 800G (8x100G, 2x400G), 400G, 100G, 40G, 25G, 10G Breakout support: 2x400G, 8x100G, 4x100G, 2x100G, 4x25G, 4x10G Routed Optical Network (RON) ready: Support 400G DCO optics
Cisco pluggable interface	Compatibility with a diverse range of optical modules, ensuring optimal performance and flexibility: QSFP+, QSFP28, QSFP56-DD, QSFP-DD800
Software	Supports Cisco IOS XR Software Release 24.3.1 and later. Enhanced Automation for onboarding, service provisioning and monitoring. Programmable infrastructure with segment routing (SR, SRv6) and EVPN.
Redundancy	6 x Redundant fan trays (N+1) 2 x Redundant AC or DC power supplies (1+1)

Cisco 8700 Series Routers Data Sheet

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