At a time when organizations face an exponential growth of digital traffic, greater demands for availability and increasing sophistication of cyber -cyber thrames, Cisco has taken a decisive step by presenting a new business network architecture designed to face the challenges of an era dominated by AI. The objective: simplify management, climb operations with efficiency and offer native security for more resilient networks.
This new proposal of the company integrates a unified management platform, optimized devices for AI -promoted work loads and an operating approach based on agenticops, a strategy that transforms the observability and automation of the network into smart actions.
In the words of Jeetu Patel, President and Director of Products of Cisco, “while the AI transforms the work, it also introduces an unprecedented complexity and new security risks for IT teams, just when the inactivity time is more expensive than ever.”
A unique platform with the brain of AI
One of the pillars of this new architecture is the unified Cisco management platform, capable of centrally managing Meraki and Catalyst devices, as well as wireless, switching, routing and industrial networks. This allows IT equipment to operate complex infrastructure equipment with a single tool, either in the cloud, local or in hybrid environments.
The company presents a new network architecture that promises to transform the management and operation of networks into campus, branches and industries with tools based on artificial intelligence and integrated safety
The platform is complemented with Agenticops, the new operating approach based on AI that takes advantage of real -time telemetry and automation to make autonomous decisions under human supervision. In the center of this system is the Deep Network Model, a large language model specialized in networks that feeds the Cisco Ai Assistant. This natural language interface diagnoses problems, identifies causes and automates tasks that previously required hours, drastically reducing manual effort.
To this is added the new AI Canvas, a generative interface for control panels where Netops, Secops and Devops equipment can collaborate more fluidly, reducing the operational load by optimized workflows.
Equipment prepared for AI and post-quantic security
Cisco has also renewed its hardware porpholio with a new generation of switches, routers and access points designed to withstand the latency and bandwidth demands imposed by artificial intelligence.
Among the novelties are the C9350 and C9610 smart switches, which offer up to 51.2 TBPS of capacity and latencies below the 5 microseconds, and the safe routers of the series 8100 to 8500, prepared for SASE, new generation firewall and post-quantic security.
In the wireless field, the company expands its Wi-Fi 7 range with new access points for large enclosures and campuses, and introduces reinforced industrial solutions for applications such as visual or autonomous visual or robotic inspection. In addition, the combination of Wi-Fi and Ultra-Reliable Wireless Backhaul in a single access point allows you to maintain critical connectivity in demanding environments.
Integrated security, from the nucleus to the extremes
The new architecture incorporates advanced security into three key levels: infrastructure, transit data and users. Cisco has reinforced its devices with technologies such as Live Protect, Macsec and IPSEC post-chart encryption, and microsegmentation with classification of devices promoted by IA.
Thanks to the integration of Cisco Talos, Identity Services Engine and solutions such as Cyber Vision or Secure Access SSE, companies can apply security policies in a coherent way at all points of the network, including IoT devices and mobile applications.
“Organizations are at a turning point,” says Matt Eastwood, Vice President of IDC. “The potential of AI is immense, but many business networks are not prepared for their demands. Cisco now provides a robust and scalable base that allows you to adopt the AI without compromising performance or security.”
Immediate availability and future vision
The new network architecture of the company is available from this month, with hardware already in the market and a completely operational unified management platform. The IA -based assistant is in the public beta phase, while the AI Canvas will be tested with selected customers throughout the fall.
