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<CONFORMED-NAME>POND RANDALL E
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<STREET1>CISCO SYSTEMS INC
<CITY>SAN JOSE
<STATE>CA
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<STREET1>170 WEST TASMAN DR
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<STREET1>225 WEST TASMAN DR
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<TEXT>
4
1
<SROS>NASDAQ
<REPORTING-OWNER>
  1198051
  Officer
</REPORTING-OWNER>
<SUBJECT-COMPANY>
  Cisco Systems, Inc.
  858877
  <IRS-NUMBER>77-0059951
</SUBJECT-COMPANY>
<PERIOD>04/14/03
4
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
    Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue.
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person(s)
   Pond, Randy
   170 West Tasman Drive


   San Jose, CA  95134-1706
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
   Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO)
3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary)

4. Statement for Month/Day/Year
   4/14/2003
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
   [ ] Director                   [ ] 10% Owner
   [X] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
   SVP,Manufacturing
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
   [X] Form filed by One Reporting Person
   [ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Table I   Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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1)Title of Security                           2)Trans-    3.Trans- 4.Securities Acquired(A)      5)Amount of    6)  7)Nature of
                                              action      action   or Disposed of (D)            Securities         Indirect
                                              Date        Code                   A               Beneficially   D   Beneficial
                                              (Month/                            or              Owned at       or  Ownership
                                              Day/Year)   Code V   Amount        D  Price        End of Month   I
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<S>                                           <C>         <C>      <C>           <C><C>          <C>            <C><C>

<CAPTION>
Table II (PART 1)  Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned  (Columns 1 through 6)
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1)Title of Derivative          2)Conversion    3)Trans-       4)Trans-  5)Number of Derivative            6)Date Exercisable and
Security                       or Exercise     action         action    Securities Acquired (A)           Expiration Date
                               Price of        Date           Code      or Disposed of (D)
                               Derivative
                               Security                       Code  V   A                D                Exercisable  Expiration
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<S>                            <C>             <C>            <C>       <C>              <C>              <C>          <C>
Non-Qualified Stock Option     $13.0400        04/10/03       A         250,000                           (1)          04/10/12
(right to buy)

<CAPTION>
Table II (PART 2)  Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned  (Columns 1,3 and 7 through 11)
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1)Title of Derivative          3)Trans-  7)Title and Amount                           8)Price     9)Number of   10) 11)Nature of
Security                       action    of Underlying                                of Deri-    Derivative        Indirect
                               Date      Securities                                   vative      Securities    D   Beneficial
                                                                        Amount or     Security    Beneficially  or  Ownership
                                                                        Number of                 Owned at      I
                  -                      Title                          Shares                    End of Month
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<S>                            <C>       <C>                            <C>           <C>         <C>           <C> <C>
Non-Qualified Stock Option     04/10/03  Common Stock                   250,000                   250,000       D   Direct
(right to buy)

<FN>
Explanation of Responses:

(1)
The Option Shares shall vest for twenty percent (20%) of the total shares granted on the one (1) year anniversary date, while the re
maining eighty percent (80%) vests in forty eight (48) successive equal monthly installments.

</FN>
</TABLE>
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/S/ Pond, Randy
DATE 04/14/03


</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
</SUBMISSION>
