FORM 4
[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).         	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
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                      	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public
Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	                      	

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Giancarlo Charles H	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

CISCO SYSTEMS INC [ CSCO ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
__ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
SVP,CTO	
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

170 WEST TASMAN DRIVE	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

3/17/2005		
(Street)

SAN JOSE, CA 95134
(City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person	

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned	
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8)	4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)	5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)	
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price				
Common Stock  	3/15/2005  	 	M	  	100000  	A	$5.8056  	106455  	D  	 	
Common Stock  	3/15/2005  	 	S	  	100000  	D	$18.25  	6455  	D  	 	
Common Stock  	3/15/2005  	 	M	  	199000  	A	$5.8056  	205455  	D  	 	
Common Stock  	3/15/2005  	 	S	  	199000  	D	$18.3  	6455  	D  	 	
Common Stock  	3/15/2005  	 	M	  	1000  	A	$5.8056  	7455  	D  	 	
Common Stock  	3/15/2005  	 	S	  	1000  	D	$18.3003  	6455  	D  	 	
Common Stock  	3/15/2005  	 	M	  	100000  	A	$5.8056  	106455  	D  	 	
Common Stock  	3/15/2005  	 	S	  	100000  	D	$18.35  	6455  	D  	 	
Common Stock  	3/16/2005  	 	M	  	74678  	A	$5.8056  	81133  	D  	 	
Common Stock  	3/16/2005  	 	S	  	74678  	D	$18.13  	6455  	D  	 	
Common Stock  	3/16/2005  	 	M	  	100000  	A	$5.8056  	106455  	D  	 	
Common Stock  	3/16/2005  	 	S	  	100000  	D	$18.15  	6455  	D  	 	
Common Stock  	3/16/2005  	 	M	  	25322  	A	$5.8056  	31777  	D  	 	
Common Stock  	3/16/2005  	 	S	  	25322  	D	$18.25  	6455  	D  	 	
Common Stock  	3/16/2005  	 	M	  	105184  	A	$5.8056  	111639  	D  	 	
Common Stock  	3/16/2005  	 	S	  	105184  	D	$18.2  	6455  	D  	 	
Common Stock  	3/17/2005  	 	M	  	84816  	A	$5.8056  	91271  	D  	 	
Common Stock  	3/17/2005  	 	S	  	84816  	D	$18.15  	6455  	D  	 	
Common Stock  	3/17/2005  	 	M	  	95000  	A	$5.8056  	101455  	D  	 	
Common Stock  	3/17/2005  	 	S	  	95000  	D	$18.17  	6455  	D  	 	
Common Stock  	3/17/2005  	 	M	  	5000  	A	$5.8056  	11455  	D  	 	
Common Stock  	3/17/2005  	 	S	  	5000  	D	$18.18  	6455  	D  	 	
Common Stock  	3/17/2005  	 	M	  	94000  	A	$5.8056  	100455  	D  	 	
Common Stock  	3/17/2005  	 	S	  	94000  	D	$18.27  	6455  	D  	 	
Common Stock  	3/17/2005  	 	M	  	6000  	A	$5.8056  	12455  	D  	 	
Common Stock  	3/17/2005  	 	S	  	6000  	D	$18.28  	6455  	D  	 	
Common Stock  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	800  	I  	By M.G. Trust  	
Common Stock  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	800  	I  	by G.G. Trust  	
Common Stock  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	679730  	I  	by Trust  	

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)	
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8)	5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)	6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date	7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4)	8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)	
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares					
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)  	$5.8056  	3/15/2005  	 	M 	  	  	100000   	  (1)	5/7/2005  	Common Stock  	100000  	$0  	890000  	D  	 	
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)  	$5.8056  	3/15/2005  	 	M 	  	  	199000   	  (1)	5/7/2005  	Common Stock  	199000  	$0  	691000  	D  	 	
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)  	$5.8056  	3/15/2005  	 	M 	  	  	1000   	  (1)	5/7/2005  	Common Stock  	1000  	$0  	690000  	D  	 	
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)  	$5.8056  	3/15/2005  	 	M 	  	  	100000   	  (1)	5/7/2005  	Common Stock  	100000  	$0  	590000  	D  	 	
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)  	$5.8056  	3/16/2005  	 	M 	  	  	74678   	  (1)	5/7/2005  	Common Stock  	74678  	$0  	515322  	D  	 	
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)  	$5.8056  	3/16/2005  	 	M 	  	  	100000   	  (1)	5/7/2005  	Common Stock  	100000  	$0  	415322  	D  	 	
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)  	$5.8056  	3/16/2005  	 	M 	  	  	25322   	  (1)	5/7/2005  	Common Stock  	25322  	$0  	390000  	D  	 	
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)  	$5.8056  	3/16/2005  	 	M 	  	  	105184   	  (1)	5/7/2005  	Common Stock  	105184  	$0  	284816  	D  	 	
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)  	$5.8056  	3/17/2005  	 	M 	  	  	84816   	  (1)	5/7/2005  	Common Stock  	84816  	$0  	200000  	D  	 	
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)  	$5.8056  	3/17/2005  	 	M 	  	  	95000   	  (1)	5/7/2005  	Common Stock  	95000  	$0  	105000  	D  	 	
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)  	$5.8056  	3/17/2005  	 	M 	  	  	5000   	  (1)	5/7/2005  	Common Stock  	5000  	$0  	100000  	D  	 	
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)  	$5.8056  	3/17/2005  	 	M 	  	  	94000   	  (1)	5/7/2005  	Common Stock  	94000  	$0  	6000  	D  	 	
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)  	$5.8056  	3/17/2005  	 	M 	  	  	6000   	  (1)	5/7/2005  	Common Stock  	6000  	$0  	0  	D  	 	

Explanation of Responses:	
(  1) 	The option vested as to twenty-five percent (25%) of the shares on the one (1) year anniversary of the date of grant, and as to the remaining seventy-five percent (75%) of the shares thereafter in thirty-six (36) successive equal monthly installments.	

Remarks:
This is a footnote to Box 3, Date of Earliest Transaction. Due to a technical software bug, we are unable to display the earliest filing date in Box 3. The date that should be displayed is the date of the earliest transaction which is 03/15/05 as shown in Table 1.	

Reporting Owners	
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships	
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other	
Giancarlo Charles H
170 WEST TASMAN DRIVE
SAN JOSE, CA 95134			SVP,CTO		

Signatures		
By: Mark Chandler, Attorney-in-fact For: Charles H Giancarlo		3/17/2005	
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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