Exhibit 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY


KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes
and appoints Michael C. Veysey, Angela M. Woo and JoAnn B. Buck the
undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with either of such
attorneys-in-fact having the power to unilaterally:

(1)	execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's
capacity as an executive officer and/or director of Scientific-Atlanta,
Inc. ("Company"), Forms 3, 4, 5 and any other form promulgated under
Section 16(a), in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;

(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
3, 4 or 5 and timely file any such form 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 such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power
and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
necessary or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and
powers herein granted, as fully as the undersigned might or could do if
personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that each such attorney-in-fact, or each such
attorney-in-fact's 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 each foregoing attorney-
in-fact, by serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, is
not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's
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 Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to
the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the
Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing
delivered to the attorney-in-fact that the undersigned desires to terminate.
I hereby revoke the previous Power of Attorney issued to Patricia L. Van
Gorder and Anita S. Gifford on February 22, 2000.  This Power of Attorney
constitutes the entire agreement with respect to the subject matter hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to
be executed this 10th day of May, 2005.

/s/ Julian W. Eidson
Julian W. Eidson