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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950170-24-126591
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20241110
FILED AS OF DATE:		20241113
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20241113

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Stahlkopf Deborah L
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001873299
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-39940
		FILM NUMBER:		241456339

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
		STREET 2:		170 WEST TASMAN DRIVE
		CITY:			SAN JOSE
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			95134

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000858877
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT [3576]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	06 Technology
		IRS NUMBER:				770059951
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0726

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		170 WEST TASMAN DR
		CITY:			SAN JOSE
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			95134-1706
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4085264000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		170 WEST TASMAN DR
		CITY:			SAN JOSE
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			95134-1706

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CISCO SYSTEMS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Represents settlement of two (2) performance-based restricted stock unit (&quot;PRSU&quot;) awards granted on September 20, 2021 resulting from the satisfaction of performance metrics during the performance periods and dividend equivalents accrued on such awards.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Includes 1,576 dividend equivalents accrued on unvested deferred restricted stock units and 8,106 dividend equivalents accrued on unvested restricted stock units. Each dividend equivalent is the economic equivalent of one share of Cisco common stock.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Represents shares withheld for payment of tax liability arising as a result of the settlement of the PRSU awards described in footnote 1, the partial settlement of three (3) restricted stock unit awards originally reported by the reporting person in Forms 4 filed with the Commission on September 22, 2021, October 13, 2022 and September 25, 2023, the settlement of dividend equivalents accrued on the PRSU awards described in footnote 1, and the partial settlement of dividend equivalents accrued on the restricted stock units.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Includes 536 dividend equivalents accrued on vested deferred restricted stock units, 1,040 dividend equivalents accrued on unvested deferred restricted stock units and 6,718 dividend equivalents accrued on unvested restricted stock units. Each dividend equivalent is the economic equivalent of one share of Cisco common stock.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

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        <signatureName>/s/ Deborah L. Stahlkopf by Evan Sloves, Attorney-in-Fact</signatureName>
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