Today we're excited to announce the next chapter in the evolution of our Converged SDN Transport architecture, our new Routed Optical Networking, and cloud-native BNG solutions. And we are also pleased to announce some other noteworthy additions to the Cisco routing portfolio for mass-scale network infrastructures including the new NCS 540 Small Density Router, the new NCS 5700, and updates to the NCS 560, the ASR 9000 series, and the Cisco 8000 series.

The NCS 500 Series

The Cisco NCS 500 Series of highly secure and highly available access routing platforms serve multiple market segments -service providers, public sector, transportation, utilities, and large enterprises. With advanced features, including high programmability, as well as fixed and modular form factors, these access devices can be effectively deployed to solve use cases such as packet-based fronthaul, anyG backhaul, Remote PHY, Carrier Ethernet, and FTTX access and Fixed Wireless Access aggregation.

What's New: The NCS 540 Small Density Router

With the power of IOS?XR and advanced timing (Class C) security features, the NCS 540 Small Density Routers revolutionize sub-100G routing in 3G/4G/5G cell sites (CSRs) and ease the "IP"-ification of Radio Access Network (RAN) and small-cell backhaul. The compact 1RU NCS 540 are also temperature-hardened and conformal-coated platforms.

• The N540X-6Z18G supports a front plate of 78 Gbps with 6 x 10GE/GE + 18 x 1GE interfaces
• The N540X-8Z16G supports a front plate of 104 Gbps with 8 x 10GE/GE + 4 x 1GE (SFP) + 4 x 1GE (RJ45) + 8 x 1GE (SFP) or 16 x 1GE (cSFP)
• The N540X-4Z14G2Q supports a front plate of 104 Gbps with 2 x 25GE/10GE/GE + 4 x 10GE/GE + 10 x 1GE (SFP) + 4 x 1GE Combo SFP/RJ45

A new large density fixed router -N540-24Q8L2DD-SYS -supporting an array of speeds, including 2