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Cisco Network Convergence System (NCS) 540 Series router

Cisco Network Convergence System (NCS) 540 Series Routers

Get better efficiency for better business outcomes

Designed for both indoor and outdoor use, the temperature-hardened, compact NCS 540 Series is cost-effective with low power consumption—ideal for boosting efficiency across your services and applications.

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Discover the solution for you

Explore the features and benefits that can help you meet your business goals and stay one step ahead of the rest.

Select from a comprehensive portfolio ranging from 64 Gbps to 900 Gbps. 

Get modern, reliable security with the Cisco IOS XR advanced network OS.

Choose from side-to-side or front-to-back airflow designs.

Enable Segment Routing for granular traffic engineering.

Implement Quality of Service (QoS) capabilities across different service-level agreements (SLAs).

Flexible port options with 1/10/25/40/50/100/400 Gigabit Ethernet are available.

NCS 540 Series models

Learn more about our NCS 540 Series models to discover the model that best fits your needs.

NCS 540 routers

  • 1 rack unit (RU)
  • 64–800 Gbps (64–800G) speeds
  • 1/10/25/40/50/100/400G
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NCS 540 Fronthaul router

5G-ready with advanced timing, ultra-low latency, and support for CPRI, eCPRI, and Radio over Ethernet

  • 1 RU
  • Up to 900G speeds
  • 8 x CPRI Option 3–8; 4 x 1/10G/CPRI 3–8; 2 x 10/25G (802.1Qbu); 2 x 100G
  • 24 x 1G/10G/25G (802.1Qbu, CPRI option 3–8); 4 x 100G
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NCS 540 Series Routers

Use less power, save more money

Get better efficiency at less cost with NCS 540 Series Routers, built for mobile backhaul, carrier ethernet, and private wide area network multiprotocol label switching (WAN MPLS).

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