FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   BHATT PRAT 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 07/26/2009 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CISCO SYSTEMS INC [CSCO] (Last) (First) (Middle) 170 WEST TASMAN DRIVE 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) VP, Corporate Controller & PAO 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) SAN JOSE, CA 95134 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 48,541 (1) (2) (3) D Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	11/06/2001(4)	12/01/2009	Common Stock	8,500	$ 48.5	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	10/10/2003(5)	10/10/2011	Common Stock	200	$ 9.749	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	04/04/2004(5)	04/04/2012	Common Stock	667	$ 13.71	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	04/10/2004(5)	04/10/2012	Common Stock	800	$ 13.04	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	06/06/2004(5)	06/06/2012	Common Stock	2,667	$ 17.36	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	08/08/2004(5)	08/08/2012	Common Stock	1,800	$ 17.58	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	09/02/2004(5)	09/02/2012	Common Stock	4,333	$ 19.59	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	03/12/2005(5)	03/12/2013	Common Stock	2,280	$ 23.13	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	08/13/2005(5)	08/13/2013	Common Stock	2,400	$ 17.86	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	08/23/2005(5)	08/23/2013	Common Stock	8,000	$ 19.18	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	08/12/2006(5)	08/12/2014	Common Stock	3,600	$ 17.8	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	09/29/2006(5)	09/29/2014	Common Stock	12,333	$ 17.86	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	12/09/2006(5)	12/09/2014	Common Stock	16,667	$ 17.55	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	02/08/2007(5)	02/08/2015	Common Stock	8,400	$ 19.4	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	09/21/2007(5)	09/21/2015	Common Stock	37,500	$ 23.01	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	06/07/2008(5)	06/07/2016	Common Stock	50,000	$ 25.85	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	09/20/2008(5)	09/20/2016	Common Stock	45,000	$ 32.21	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BHATT PRAT 170 WEST TASMAN DRIVE SAN JOSE, CA 95134	Â	Â	  VP, Corporate Controller & PAO	Â

Signatures

/s/ Prat Bhatt		07/31/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Includes the 4,640 unvested shares of a restricted stock unit award originally granted with respect to 5,800 shares of common stock on September 11, 2008, resulting from the satisfaction of a fiscal 2008 performance condition, of which award twenty percent (20%) of the original number of shares vested immediately upon grant, and the remaining shares vest in four (4) successive equal annual installments commencing September 11, 2009.
(2)	Includes a restricted stock unit award with respect to 21,000 shares of common stock, which award was granted on September 11, 2008 and which vests in four (4) successive equal annual installments, with the first twenty-five percent (25%) of the shares vesting on the one (1) year anniversary of the grant date.
(3)	Includes a restricted stock unit award with respect to 22,000 shares of common stock, which award was granted on June 11, 2009 and which vests in four (4) successive equal annual installments, with the first twenty-five percent (25%) of the shares vesting on the one (1) year anniversary of the grant date.
(4)	The option vests as to twenty percent (20%) of the shares originally granted on the one (1) year anniversary of the vesting commencement date, and as to the remaining eighty percent (80%) of the shares thereafter in forty-eight (48) successive equal monthly installments.
(5)	The option vests as to twenty percent (20%) of the shares originally granted on the one (1) year anniversary of the grant date, and as to the remaining eighty percent (80%) of the shares thereafter in forty-eight (48) successive equal monthly installments.

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