EXHIBIT 23.1

         CONSENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP, INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated August 7, 2001 relating to the
financial statements, which appears in the 2001 Annual Report to Shareholders of
Cisco Systems, Inc., which is incorporated by reference in Cisco Systems, Inc.'s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended July 28, 2001. We also consent to
the incorporation by reference of our report dated August 7, 2001 relating to
the financial statement schedule, which appears in the Form 10-K.

/s/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

San Jose, California
July 18, 2002