End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Bridgewater (Amdocs) PCRF HSS and AAA
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Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Bridgewater (Amdocs) PCRF HSS and AAA. The last day to order the affected product(s) is September 30, 2016. 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.
This announcement covers the Bridgewater Systems (Amdocs) policy and charging rules function home subscriber server (PCRF HSS) and authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) software.
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Bridgewater (Amdocs) PCRF HSS and AAA
| 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. |
April 1, 2016 |
| 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. |
September 30, 2016 |
| 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. |
December 29, 2016 |
| End of SW Maintenance Releases Date: |
The last date that Cisco Engineering may release any final software maintenance releases or bug fixes. After this date, Cisco Engineering will no longer develop, repair, maintain, or test the product software. |
September 30, 2017 |
| 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. |
September 30, 2017 |
| End of Service Contract Renewal Date: |
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product. |
December 27, 2018 |
| 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. |
September 30, 2019 |
Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
| End-of-Sale Product Part Number |
Product Description |
Replacement Product Part Number |
Replacement Product Description |
Additional Information |
| MIXS-00-AA3IPS41= |
AAA IP Address 10,000 Block |
See Product Migration Options section for details. |
Cisco Prime Access Registrar |
- |
| MIXS-00-AA3IPS51= |
AAA IP Address 100,000 Block |
See Product Migration Options section for details. |
Cisco Prime Access Registrar |
- |
| MIXS-00-AA3IPS55= |
AAA IP Address 500,000 Block |
See Product Migration Options section for details. |
Cisco Prime Access Registrar |
- |
| MIXS-00-AA3IPSX= |
AAA IP Address Module Base License |
See Product Migration Options section for details. |
Cisco Prime Access Registrar |
- |
| MIXS-00-AA3MPS41= |
AAA MAP Gateway 10,000 Provisioned Subscriber Block |
See Product Migration Options section for details. |
Cisco Prime Access Registrar |
- |
| MIXS-00-AA3MPS51= |
AAA MAP Gateway 100,000 Provisioned Subscriber Block |
See Product Migration Options section for details. |
Cisco Prime Access Registrar |
- |
| MIXS-00-AA3MPS61= |
AAA MAP Gateway 1,000,000 Provisioned Subscriber Block |
See Product Migration Options section for details. |
Cisco Prime Access Registrar |
- |
| MIXS-00-AA3MPSX= |
AAA MAP Gateway module Base license |
See Product Migration Options section for details. |
Cisco Prime Access Registrar |
- |
| MIXS-00-AA3MPSXAA= |
MAP Gateway Module for AAA |
See Product Migration Options section for details. |
Cisco Prime Access Registrar |
- |
| MIXS-00-AA3MPSXR= |
Redundant MAP Gateway Module for AAA |
See Product Migration Options section for details. |
Cisco Prime Access Registrar |
- |
| MIXS-00-AA3PPS41= |
AAA PPI 10,000 Provisioned Subscriber Block |
See Product Migration Options section for details. |
Cisco Prime Access Registrar |
- |
| MIXS-00-AA3PPS51= |
AAA PPI 100,000 Provisioned Subscriber Block |
See Product Migration Options section for details. |
Cisco Prime Access Registrar |
- |
| MIXS-00-AA3PPS61= |
AAA PPI 1,000,000 Provisioned Subscriber Block |
See Product Migration Options section for details. |
Cisco Prime Access Registrar |
- |
| MIXS-00-AA3PPSX= |
AAA Prepaid Integrator Base License |
See Product Migration Options section for details. |
Cisco Prime Access Registrar |
- |
| MIXS-00-AA3RCS41= |
AAA RCRF 10,000 Provisioned Subscriber Block |
See Product Migration Options section for details. |
Cisco Prime Access Registrar |
- |
| MIXS-00-AA3RCS51= |
AAA RCRF 100,000 Provisioned Subscriber Bloc |
See Product Migration Options section for details. |
Cisco Prime Access Registrar |
- |
| MIXS-00-AA3RCS61= |
AAA RCRF 1,000,000 Provisioned Subscriber Block |
See Product Migration Options section for details. |
Cisco Prime Access Registrar |
- |
| MIXS-00-AA3RCSX= |
AAA Revenue Collector and Record Formatter Base License |
See Product Migration Options section for details. |
Cisco Prime Access Registrar |
- |
| MIXS-00-AA3XS41= |
AAA 10,000 Provisioned Subscriber Block |
See Product Migration Options section for details. |
Cisco Prime Access Registrar |
- |
| MIXS-00-AA3XS51= |
AAA 100,000 Provisioned Subscriber Block |
See Product Migration Options section for details. |
Cisco Prime Access Registrar |
- |
| MIXS-00-AA3XS61= |
AAA 1,000,000 Provisioned Subscriber Block |
See Product Migration Options section for details. |
Cisco Prime Access Registrar |
- |
| MIXS-00-AA3XSX= |
AAA Base Server (incl available technology licensing) |
See Product Migration Options section for details. |
Cisco Prime Access Registrar |
- |
| MIXS-00-BM3LAB= |
Bridgewater Management Software Lab Version |
See Product Migration Options section for details. |
Cisco Policy Suite |
- |
| MIXS-00-BM3STD= |
Bridgewater Management Software |
There is currently no replacement product available for this product. |
- |
- |
| MIXS-00-DB3CP2= |
Realtime dB x86 CPU 2-Core License |
There is currently no replacement product available for this product. |
- |
- |
| MIXS-00-DB3CPU2= |
Realtime DB CPU License for x86 based servers, per two cores |
There is currently no replacement product available for this product. |
- |
- |
| MIXS-00-DB3CPU4= |
Realtime dB 4-core CPU License for Cisco UCS or Sun T2 |
There is currently no replacement product available for this product. |
- |
- |
| MIXS-00-EP3E2S= |
Transition EPC from Entry Level to Standard |
There is currently no replacement product available for this product. |
- |
- |
| MIXS-00-EP3K25S= |
EPC SW, Entry Level per server - HSS, PCRF, SPr, SysAdmin DB |
There is currently no replacement product available for this product. |
- |
- |
| MIXS-00-EP3L25S= |
EPC Lab SW w/integrated HSS, PCRF, and SDB |
There is currently no replacement product available for this product. |
- |
- |
| MIXS-00-EP3S41= |
EPC 10,000 active session block |
There is currently no replacement product available for this product. |
- |
- |
| MIXS-00-EP3S51= |
EPC 100,000 active session block |
There is currently no replacement product available for this product. |
- |
- |
| MIXS-00-EP3SB41= |
EPC 10,000 Provisioned Subscriber Block |
There is currently no replacement product available for this product. |
- |
- |
| MIXS-00-EP3SB51= |
EPC 100,000 Provisioned Subscriber Block |
There is currently no replacement product available for this product. |
- |
- |
| MIXS-00-HS3K25S= |
HSS SW, Entry Level, per Server - SPr, SysAdmin DB |
There is currently no replacement product available for this product. |
- |
- |
| MIXS-00-HS3LS= |
HSS Lab SW w/integrated SPr, SysAdmin DB |
There is currently no replacement product available for this product. |
- |
- |
| MIXS-00-HS3S41= |
HSS 10,000 Provisioned Subscriber Block |
There is currently no replacement product available for this product. |
- |
- |
| MIXS-00-HS3S51= |
HSS 100,000 Provisioned Subscriber Block |
There is currently no replacement product available for this product. |
- |
- |
| MIXS-00-HS3S61= |
HSS 1,000,000 Provisioned Subscriber Block |
There is currently no replacement product available for this product. |
- |
- |
| MIXS-00-HS3SADB= |
System Admin Database for HSS server pair, per network |
There is currently no replacement product available for this product. |
- |
- |
| MIXS-00-HS3SX= |
Home Subscriber Server Base SW per server |
There is currently no replacement product available for this product. |
- |
- |
| MIXS-00-IR3INIT2= |
IRC for managing initial two clusters (1+1) or 3 nodes (n+1) |
There is currently no replacement product available for this product. |
- |
- |
| MIXS-00-IR3LAB= |
IRC lab license |
There is currently no replacement product available for this product. |
- |
- |
| MIXS-00-IR3PLUS1= |
IRC for managing an additional cluster (1+1) or node (n+1) |
There is currently no replacement product available for this product. |
- |
- |
| MIXS-00-PC3K25S= |
PCRF SW, Entry Level, per Server - SPr, SysAdmin DB |
See Product Migration Options section for details. |
Cisco Policy Suite |
- |
| MIXS-00-PC3L25S= |
PCRF Lab SW w/integrated SPr, SysAdmin DB |
See Product Migration Options section for details. |
Cisco Policy Suite |
- |
| MIXS-00-PC3S41= |
PCRF 10,000 Active Session Block |
See Product Migration Options section for details. |
Cisco Policy Suite |
- |
| MIXS-00-PC3S51= |
PCRF 100,000 Active Session Block |
See Product Migration Options section for details. |
Cisco Policy Suite |
- |
| MIXS-00-PC3S55= |
PCRF 500,000 Active Session Block |
See Product Migration Options section for details. |
Cisco Policy Suite |
- |
| MIXS-00-PC3SADB= |
System Admin Database for PCRF server pair, per network |
See Product Migration Options section for details. |
Cisco Policy Suite |
- |
| MIXS-00-PC3SADBHP= |
System Admin Database for HSS or PCRF srvr pair, per network |
There is currently no replacement product available for this product. |
- |
- |
| MIXS-00-PC3SX= |
PCRF Base SW per server |
See Product Migration Options section for details. |
Cisco Policy Suite |
- |
| MIXS-00-SD3CP2= |
SDB x86 CPU 2-Core License |
There is currently no replacement product available for this product. |
- |
- |
| MIXS-00-SD3CPU2= |
SDB CPU License for x86 based servers, per two cores |
There is currently no replacement product available for this product. |
- |
- |
| MIXS-00-SD3CPU4= |
SDB 4-Core CPU License (Cisco UCS or Sun T2 based servers) |
There is currently no replacement product available for this product. |
- |
- |
| MIXS-00-SD3SSRX= |
Session State Register Base Software, per server |
There is currently no replacement product available for this product. |
- |
- |
| MIXS-00-SD3SX= |
Subscriber Data Broker Base Software license per SDB server |
There is currently no replacement product available for this product. |
- |
- |
| MIXS-11-AA3SD3Y= |
Bharti-only 3 Year Unlimited Licenses for AAA, SDB |
See Product Migration Options section for details. |
Cisco Prime Access Registrar |
- |
| MIXS-11-AA3XSX= |
AAA Base Server (incl avail technology lic, Bharti Only) |
See Product Migration Options section for details. |
Cisco Prime Access Registrar |
- |
| MIXS-11-SD3CPU2= |
SDB CPU License for x86 servers, per two cores (Bharti Only) |
There is currently no replacement product available for this product. |
- |
- |
| MIXS-11-SD3SSRX= |
Session State Register Base SW, per server (Bharti Only) |
There is currently no replacement product available for this product. |
- |
- |
| MIXS-11-SD3SX= |
Subscriber Data Broker Base SW per SDB server (Bharti Only) |
There is currently no replacement product available for this product. |
- |
- |
Product Migration Options
Customers are encouraged to migrate to the Cisco Policy Suite or Cisco Prime Access Registrar. Information about this product can be found at: http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/wireless/policy-suite-mobile/index.html.
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 http://www.cisco.com/web/partners/incentives_and_promotions/tmp.html.
Customers may be able to continue to purchase the Bridgewater (Amdocs) PCRF HSS and AAA 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: http://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: http://www.cisco.com/web/about/ac227/ac228/ac231/about_cisco_takeback_recycling.html.
For More Information
For more Information about the Cisco Policy Suite or Cisco Prime Access Registrar, visit http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/wireless/policy-suite-mobile/index.html, or contact your local account representative.
For more information about the Cisco End-of-Life Policy, go to: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_end-of-life_policy.html.
For more information about the Cisco Product Warranties, go to: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/prod_warranties_listing.html.
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