Run SONiC on Cisco 8000 Series routers

SONiC on Cisco 8000

Harness the power of open NOS on flexible and scalable Silicon One systems.

SONiC on Cisco 8000 Benefits

Experience massive scalability combined with open-source flexibility by running SONiC on Cisco 8000. Supporting Switch Abstraction Interface (SAI) on the Cisco 8000 provides network vendors with consistent ASIC programming while allowing hyperscalers to benefit from silicon innovations.

Why SONiC on Cisco 8000?

Open, flexible architecture

Open, flexible architecture

An open, disaggregated architecture provides unity across multiple vendors and ASICs. Get the flexibility to create diverse network solutions while leveraging the strength of a large ecosystem and community with simplified operations.

Innovation and technology leadership

Innovation and technology leadership

Our continued innovations depend on close collaboration with industry partners and draw upon knowledge learned from the SONiC community. Cisco will continue to share contributions such as VxLAN, MACsec, and Dual ToR with this community.

Breadth of use case coverage

Breadth of use case coverage

The breadth of use case coverage in DC Fabric, DC Edge, and WAN network implementation empowers users with best practices and operational simplicity, with a variety of successful cases to reference.

Maintain continuity, minimize risk

Maintain continuity, minimize risk

When minutes matter, get help fast for your Network Open Architecture with 24/7 access to our expert hardware and software support engineers in the Cisco Technical Assistance Center.


SONiC on Cisco 8000: Empowering hyperscale data centers

3-stage Clos network with static VXLAN to make networks scalable.

SONiC on Cisco 8000: Quick start demo

SONiC on Cisco 8000: Quick start demo

A brief overview on how to enable SONiC on your Cisco 8000 device.

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SONiC release notes

Release notes

Install and setup guide

Install and setup guide

SONiC DevNet portal

SONiC DevNet portal