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Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco Gainstar Amplifiers. The last day to order the affected product(s) is October 15, 2020. Customers with active service contracts will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) as shown in Table 1 of the EoL bulletin. Table 1 describes the end-of-life milestones, definitions, and dates for the affected product(s). Table 2 lists the product part numbers affected by this announcement. For customers with active and paid service and support contracts, support will be available under the terms and conditions of customers' service contract.
Table 1. End-of-life milestones and dates for the Cisco Gainstar Amplifiers
| Milestone |
Definition |
Date |
| End-of-Life Announcement Date |
The date the document that announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life of a product is distributed to the general public. |
October 16, 2019 |
| End-of-Sale Date: |
The last date to order the product through Cisco point-of-sale mechanisms. The product is no longer for sale after this date. |
October 15, 2020 |
| Last Ship Date: |
The last-possible ship date that can be requested of Cisco and/or its contract manufacturers. Actual ship date is dependent on lead time. |
January 14, 2021 |
| End of Routine Failure Analysis Date: |
The last-possible date a routine failure analysis may be performed to determine the cause of hardware product failure or defect. |
October 15, 2021 |
| End of New Service Attachment Date: |
For equipment and software that is not covered by a service-and-support contract, this is the last date to order a new service-and-support contract or add the equipment and/or software to an existing service-and-support contract. |
October 15, 2021 |
| End of Service Contract Renewal Date: |
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product. |
January 13, 2025 |
| Last Date of Support: |
The last date to receive applicable service and support for the product as entitled by active service contracts or by warranty terms and conditions. After this date, all support services for the product are unavailable, and the product becomes obsolete. |
October 31, 2025 |
Cisco discontinued the Gainstar amplifiers previously. We are now discontinuing the remaining Gainstar accessories for the amplifier products.
Table 2. Product part numbers affected by this announcement
| End-of-sale product part number |
Product description |
| 1010409 |
GS RF Test Probe,Conn Coax Adapter F-Conn To M-F |
| 4034450 |
GS Fwd Cable EQ,0-4dB 862MHz Platform |
| 4034451 |
GS Fwd Cable EQ,5-9dB 862MHz Platform |
| 4034452 |
GS Fwd Cable EQ,10-14dB 862MHz Platform |
| 4034453 |
GS Fwd Cable EQ,0-4dB 1GHz Platform |
| 4034454 |
GS Fwd Cable EQ,5-9dB 1GHz Platform |
| 4034455 |
GS Fwd Cable EQ,10-14dB 1GHz Platform |
| 4034459 |
GS Fwd Linear EQ,0-4dB 1GHz Platform |
| 4034460 |
GS Fwd Linear EQ,5-9dB 1GHz Platform |
| 4034461 |
GS Fwd Linear EQ,10-14dB 1GHz Platform |
| 4034462 |
GS Rev Cable EQ,0-5dB 65MHz Platform |
| 4034465 |
GS Rev Cable EQ,0-5dB 42MHz Platform |
| 4034466 |
GS Rev Cable EQ,6-10dB 42MHz Platform |
| 4034468 |
GS Signal Director |
| 4034469 |
GS Reverse Amp,20dBm Gain |
| 4034472 |
GS 3-Stage Switch (Mult=10) |
| 4034473 |
GS 3-State Switch Jumper |
| 4034476 |
GS Power Shunt (Black) |
| 4034477 |
GS Power Shunt (Red) |
| 4035729 |
GS Fwd Inverse EQ,0-4dB,54MHz Platform |
| 4035730 |
GS Fwd Inverse EQ,5-9dB,54MHz Platform |
| 4035731 |
GS Fwd Inverse EQ,10-14dB,54MHz Platform |
| 4035732 |
GS Fwd Inverse EQ,0-4dB,87MHz Platform |
| 4035733 |
GS Fwd Inverse EQ,5-9dB,87MHz Platform |
| 4035734 |
GS Fwd Inverse EQ,10-14dB,87MHz Platform |
| 4036021 |
GS Plug-in Attenuator,1GHz,0dB,3-PIN (Mult=10) |
| 4036022 |
GS Plug-in Attenuator,1GHz,1dB,3-PIN (Mult=10) |
| 4036023 |
GS Plug-in Attenuator,1GHz,2dB,3-PIN (Mult=10) |
| 4036024 |
GS Plug-in Attenuator,1GHz,3dB,3-PIN (Mult=10) |
| 4036025 |
GS Plug-in Attenuator,1GHz,4dB,3-PIN (Mult=10) |
| 4036026 |
GS Plug-in Attenuator,1GHz,5dB,3-PIN (Mult=10) |
| 4036027 |
GS Plug-in Attenuator,1GHz,6dB,3-PIN (Mult=10) |
| 4036028 |
GS Plug-in Attenuator,1GHz,7dB,3-PIN (Mult=10) |
| 4036029 |
GS Plug-in Attenuator,1GHz,8dB,3-PIN (Mult=10) |
| 4036030 |
GS Plug-in Attenuator,1GHz,9dB,3-PIN (Mult=10) |
| 4036031 |
GS Plug-in Attenuator,1GHz,10dB,3-PIN (Mult=10) |
| 4036032 |
GS Plug-in Attenuator,1GHz,11dB,3-PIN (Mult=10) |
| 4036033 |
GS Plug-in Attenuator,1GHz,12dB,3-PIN (Mult=10) |
| 4036034 |
GS Plug-in Attenuator,1GHz,13dB,3-PIN (Mult=10) |
| 4036035 |
GS Plug-in Attenuator,1GHz,14dB,3-PIN (Mult=10) |
| 4036036 |
GS Plug-in Attenuator,1GHz,15dB,3-PIN (Mult=10) |
| 4036037 |
GS Plug-in Attenuator,1GHz,16dB,3-PIN (Mult=10) |
| 4036038 |
GS Plug-in Attenuator,1GHz,17dB,3-PIN (Mult=10) |
| 4036039 |
GS Plug-in Attenuator,1GHz,18dB,3-PIN (Mult=10) |
| 4036040 |
GS Plug-in Attenuator,1GHz,19dB,3-PIN (Mult=10) |
| 4036041 |
GS Plug-in Attenuator,1GHz,20dB,3-PIN (Mult=10) |
| 4036140 |
GS Plug-In 75ohm Terminator 1.1 3-Pin (Mult=10) |
| 4037864 |
GS Rev Cable EQ,6-10dB 55MHz Platform (Mult=10) |
| 4037865 |
GS Fwd Inverse EQ,0-4dB 70MHz Platform (Mult=10) |
| 4037866 |
GS Fwd Inverse EQ,5-9dB 70MHz Platform (Mult=10) |
| 4037867 |
GS Fwd Inverse EQ,10-14dB 70MHz Platform (Mult=10) |
| 4040104 |
GS Reverse Amp,23dB Gain (Mult=10) |
| GS-1G-DC-08 |
GS 1GHz 8dB Directional Coupler (mult=10) |
| GS-1G-DC-12 |
GS 1GHz 12dB Directional Coupler (mult=10) |
| GS-FIEQ-105-00-04 |
GS Fwd Inverse EQ, 0~4dB 105 MHz (mult=10) |
| GS-FIEQ-105-05-09 |
GS Fwd Inverse EQ, 5~9dB 105 MHz (mult=10) |
| GS-FIEQ-105-10-14 |
GS Fwd Inverse EQ, 10~14dB 105 MHz (mult=10) |
| GS-FUSE-KT-10A |
GS Fuse Kit 10A (Pkg of 25) |
| GS-REQ-85-00-05 |
GS Rev Cable EQ, 0~5dB 85MHz (mult=10) |
| GS-REQ-85-06-10 |
GS Rev Cable EQ, 6~10dB 85MHz (mult=10) |
| GS-REV-AMP-20-85 |
GS Reverse Amp, 20dB Gain 5-85 MHz (mult=10) |
| GS-REV-AMP-24-85 |
GS Reverse Amp, 24dB Gain 5-85 MHz (mult=10) |
There is no replacement available for the Cisco Gainstar Amplifiers at this time.
Customers may be able to use the Cisco Technology Migration Program (TMP) where applicable to trade-in eligible products and receive credit toward the purchase of new Cisco equipment. For more information about Cisco TMP, customers should work with their Cisco Partner or Cisco account team. Cisco Partners can find additional TMP information on Partner Central at: https://www.cisco.com/web/partners/incentives_and_promotions/tmp.html.
Customers may be able to continue to purchase the Cisco Gainstar Amplifiers through the Cisco Certified Refurbished Equipment program. Refurbished units may be available in limited supply for sale in certain countries on a first-come, first-served basis until the Last Date of Support has been reached. For information about the Cisco Certified Refurbished Equipment program, go to: https://www.cisco.com/go/eos.
Service prices for Cisco products are subject to change after the product End-of-Sale date.
The Cisco Takeback and Recycle program helps businesses properly dispose of surplus products that have reached their end of useful life. The program is open to all business users of Cisco equipment and its associated brands and subsidiaries. For more information, go to: https://www.cisco.com/web/about/ac227/ac228/ac231/about_cisco_takeback_recycling.html.
For more information about the Cisco End-of-Life Policy, go to: https://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_end-of-life_policy.html.
For more information about the Cisco Product Warranties, go to: https://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/prod_warranties_listing.html.
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