Full English Description for Cisco C8200-UCPE-1N8

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Core Hardware Interfaces

Fixed Native Hybrid Gigabit Ports (6×1GE total)

• 4 × 10/100/1000BASE-T auto-sensing RJ45 copper ports for LAN/broadband access
• 2 × 1000BASE-X SFP slots for fiber MPLS, internet uplinks, supporting copper SFP, single/multi-mode fiber transceivers
• All ports support IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging, hardware QoS classification, NAT offload

Expansion Slots

• 1 × NIM (Network Interface Module) slot: Compatible with ISR4000 NIMs for T1/E1 trunk, serial, voice, extra GE/SFP L2 modules, OIR hot-swap supported
• 1 × PIM (Pluggable Interface Module) dedicated slot: For LTE-A / 5G cellular wireless backup modems for multi-WAN resilient failoverCisco

Processor, Memory & Storage

• CPU: 8-core Intel x86 SoC with SR-IOV virtualization support, dynamic core partitioning for hypervisor, VNF forwarding and crypto processing
• DRAM: Factory default 16GB DDR4; field-upgradable to 32GB / 64GB for multi-concurrent VNF deployments
• Internal Storage: Pre-installed 2.5-inch SSD for NFVIS hypervisor base image
• M.2 NVMe expansion bay: Hot-swappable slot for extended VNF image storage, logging, analytics and trace data
• Embedded dedicated crypto engine for IPsec, SSL/TLS, AES-256 hardware offload

Management & Auxiliary Ports

• Dual console access: RJ45 serial console + Mini-USB Type B console for local out-of-band configuration
• 2 × USB 2.0 Type-A ports for license import, offline config backup, USB modems
• Front panel LCD status display with physical buttons for real-time port, CPU, memory and VNF health monitoring
• 1 × RJ45 Auxiliary port for remote dial-out emergency management

Form Factor, Power & Environment

• Form Factor: 1 Rack Unit (1RU) compact rack-mount chassis
• Airflow: Standard front-to-back enterprise airflow
• Power Supply: Single wide-range internal AC power supply (90–264 VAC) as standard; no redundant power option
• Operating temperature: 0°C ~ 40°C indoor wiring closet deployment
• Compliance: UL 60950-1, IEC 62368-1, NEBS Level 3, FCC Class A, CE certified

Official Performance Benchmarks

• Aggregate IMIX IPsec VPN throughput: Up to 500 Mbps hardware accelerated
• Maximum supported SD-WAN SVTI overlay tunnels: 500 concurrent tunnels
• IPv4 CEF forwarding throughput (1400B packets): Up to 3.5 Gbps
• Hardware offload for NBAR2 DPI, traffic shaping, policing, multicast routing and inter-VNF traffic forwarding
• Concurrent VNF hosting capacity: Supports multiple virtualized services (vEdge SD-WAN, virtual firewall, logging, monitoring VNFs) via NFVIS hypervisor

Software & Virtualization Capabilities (Key Differentiator vs Standard C8200 Routers)

1. NFVIS Virtualization Infrastructure
   Native hypervisor supporting KVM-based VNF orchestration, SR-IOV hardware passthrough for low-latency VNF traffic, centralized VNF lifecycle management
2. Catalyst SD-WAN & SASE Virtual Edge
   Cisco 8000V VNF delivers full SD-WAN feature set: zero-touch provisioning via vManage, application-aware routing, multi-WAN hybrid connectivity, integration with Cisco Umbrella SIG cloud security and ThousandEyes monitoring
3. Multi-VNF Consolidation Ecosystem
   Host third-party virtual network functions (firewall, WAN optimization, SIEM, load balancer) to eliminate standalone physical appliances, reduce branch hardware footprint
4. Routing & Unified Communications
   Full IPv4/IPv6 dual-stack, BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, MPLS, PBR, VXLAN segmentation; SIP/VoIP support via NIM voice modules for virtual branch IP telephony
5. Automation & Orchestration Tools
   Compatible with Cisco vManage, Catalyst Center, NSO (Network Services Orchestrator), MSX Managed Services Accelerator; REST API, NETCONF, YANG programmable interfaces for service provider mass deployment automation

Typical Deployment Scenarios

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