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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
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                                    FORM 8-K
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                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                       Securities and Exchange Act of 134

      Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): NOVEMBER 13, 2000

                              CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)


         CALIFORNIA                     0-18225                     77-0059951
(State or other jurisdiction           Commission                 (IRS Employer
     of incorporation)                File Number)                Identification

170 WEST TASMAN DRIVE, SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA                           95134-1706
 (Address of principal executive offices)                             (Zip Code)

           Our telephone number, including area code: (408) 526-4000

ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS

     On November 13, 2000, we announced a definitive agreement to acquire
Radiata, Inc. of San Jose, California and Sydney, Australia. Attached and
incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of the press release
announcing the agreement to acquire Radiata, Inc.

                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, we have duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                     CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.

Dated: November 15, 2000             By: /s/ DANIEL SCHEINMAN
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                                        Daniel Scheinman, Senior Vice President,
                                        Legal and Government Affairs
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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit
Number                       Description of Document
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 99.1        Press Release of Cisco Systems, Inc., dated November 13, 2000.

EX-99.1

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PRESS CONTACT:                              INVESTOR RELATIONS CONTACT:
Jeanette Gibson                             Roberta DeTata
Cisco Systems, Inc.                         Cisco Systems, Inc.
(408) 525-8965                              (408) 527-6388
jegibson@cisco.com                          rdetata@cisco.com

Terry Alberstein
Cisco Systems, Inc.
(61) 417-213-905
talberst@cisco.com

INDUSTRY ANALYST RELATIONS CONTACT:
Art Rangel
Cisco Systems, Inc.
(408) 853-5705
arangel@cisco.com

                     CISCO SYSTEMS TO ACQUIRE RADIATA, INC.

                  PIONEERING HIGH PERFORMANCE WIRELESS NETWORKS

        SAN JOSE and SYDNEY, Nov. 13, 2000 -- Cisco Systems, Inc., today
announced a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Radiata, Inc. of San
Jose, California and Sydney, Australia. Radiata is a leading supplier of
chipsets for high-speed wireless networks. This acquisition strengthens Cisco's
New World strategy by expanding its ability to deliver next generation wireless
networks using the IEEE 802.11a standard for faster data rates.

        Under the terms of the agreement, Cisco common stock worth an aggregate
gross value of approximately $295 million will be exchanged for all outstanding
shares and options of Radiata. Cisco has an existing 11% investment in Radiata.
This acquisition will be accounted for as a purchase and is expected to close in
the second quarter of Cisco's fiscal year 2001. In connection with the
acquisition, Cisco expects a one-time charge for purchased in-process research
and development expenses not to exceed $0.02 per share. The acquisition has been
approved by the board of directors of each company and is subject to various
closing conditions. Radiata provides Cisco with leading semiconductor technology
and extensive radio and modem systems expertise for developing next-generation
wireless networks based on the IEEE 802.11a standard. Next-generation wireless
networks, which will operate in the unlicensed 5 GHz frequency range, will
enable wireless communications between devices at speeds up to 54Mbps, which has
previously only been possible with wired connections.

        Radiata's product portfolio includes Baseband Processor and Radio chips,
both of which will be integrated into Cisco's industry leading family of Aironet
wireless LAN products including access points, adapters and bridges. The
currently shipping Aironet 340 Series line of products are based on the IEEE
802.11b wireless standard, which operate in the unlicensed 2.4 GHz frequency
range at speeds up to 11Mbps. These products will continue to offer customers


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the most cost-effective wireless LAN solution and the broadest choice of
wireless-enabled mobile clients such as notebooks, handhelds and PDAs.

        Radiata, Inc. was founded in 1997 in Sydney, Australia and developed its
technology on the basis of research conducted by CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific
and Industrial Research Organization), an Australian government research agency
and Macquarie University in Sydney. The 53 employees will join a newly formed
business unit, the Wireless Networking Business Unit of the Ethernet Access
Group, in Cisco's Commercial Line of Business.

CISCO SYSTEMS

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. (NASDAQ:CSCO) is the worldwide leader in networking for the
Internet. News and information are available at the Cisco Press Room.

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