POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the
undersigned hereby constitutes
and appoints Jonathan Chadwick, Mark
Chandler, Betsy Rafael
and Evan Sloves, and
each of them, his or her true and lawful
attorney-in-fact to:
(1)	execute for and on behalf of the
undersigned, in the undersigneds
capacity as an officer
of Cisco Systems, Inc. (the Company),
any and all Form ID, or Form 3, 4 or 5
reports required to be filed by the
undersigned in accordance with Section
16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 and the rules thereunder with respect
to transactions in Cisco securities;

(2)	do and perform any and all acts
for and on behalf of the undersigned
which may be necessary or desirable
to complete and execute any such
Form ID, or Form 3, 4 or 5 report and
timely file such report with the
United States Securities and Exchange
Commission and any stock exchange
or similar authority; and

(3)	take any other action of any
type whatsoever in connection with
the foregoing which, in the opinion of such
attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in
the best interest of, or legally required by,
the undersigned,it being understood that the
documents executed by such attorney-in-fact
on behalf of the undersigned, pursuant to
this Power of Attorney, shall be in such form
and shall contain such terms and conditions
as such attorney-in-fact may approve in his
discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such
attorney-in-fact full power and authority
to do and perform each and every act and
thing whatsoever requisite,necessary, and
proper to be done in the exercise of any of
the rights and powers herein granted, as
fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do if personally
present, with full power of substitution or
revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that such attorney-in-fact, or his or
her substitute or substitutes, shall
lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue of this Power of Attorney and the
rights and powers herein granted.
The undersigned acknowledges that no such
attorney-in-fact, in serving in such
capacity at the request of the undersigned,
is hereby assuming, nor is the
Company hereby assuming, any of the undersigneds
responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full
force and effect until the undersigned is no
longer required to file Form 3, 4 or 5 reports
with respect to the undersigneds holdings of
and transactions in securities issued by the
Company, unless earlier revoked by the
undersigned in a signed writing delivered
to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has
caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 6th day of March, 2007.


Signature:    /s/ Dennis D. Powell
Printed Name:   Dennis D. Powell