Cisco Systems® announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco® 12000 Series Eight-Port OC-3/STM-1 ATM Line Card. The last day to order the affected product is May 28, 2006. Customers with active service contracts will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) until May 28, 2011. Table 1 describes the end-of-life milestones, definitions, and dates for the affected product. Table 2 lists the product part numbers affected by this announcement.
Customers are encouraged to migrate to the Cisco 12000 Series 4-Port OC-3/STM-1 ATM ISE Line Card which features the IP Services Engine (ISE)-a powerful adaptive network processor (ANP) that combines the hardware performance of application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) with the flexibility of software to deliver multiple robust network-edge features while maintaining predictable line-rate performance. Information about this product can be found at:
Table 3 provides relevant information for migrating to the replacement product.
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco 12000 Series Eight-Port OC-3/STM-1 ATM Line Card
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.
May 28, 2005
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.
May 28, 2006
Last shipment 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.
August 28, 2006
End of software 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.
May 28, 2009
End of routine failure analysis date
The last-possible date a routine failure analysis may be performed to determine the cause of product failure or defect.
May 28, 2007
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.
May 28, 2007
End of service contract renewal date
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.
November 28, 2009
Last date of support
The last date to receive service and support for the product. After this date, all support services for the product are unavailable, and the product becomes obsolete.
May 28, 2011
Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
End-of-Sale Product Part Number
Product Description
Replacement Product Part Number
Replacement Product Description
8OC03/ATM/TS-IR-B
Eight-port OC-3/STM-1 ATM, Single Mode, intermediate reach, SC connectors
4OC3X/ATM-IR-SC
4-port OC3/STM1 ATMSingle Mode, intermediate reachISE Line Card with SC connector
8OC03/ATM/TS-IR-B =
Spare Eight-port OC-3/STM-1 ATM, Single Mode, intermediate reach, SC connectors
4OC3X/ATM-IR-SC=
Spare 4-port OC3/STM1 ATMSingle Mode, intermediate reachISE Line Card with SC connector
8OC03/ATM/TS-MM-B
Eight-port OC-3/STM-1 ATM, Multi Mode, short reach, SC connectors
4OC3X/ATM-MM-SC
4-port OC3/STM1 ATMMulti ModeISE Line Card with SC connector
8OC03/ATM/TS-MM-B =
Spare Eight-port OC-3/STM-1 ATM, Multi Mode, short reach, SC connectors
4OC3X/ATM-MM-SC=
Spare 4-port OC3/STM1 ATMMulti ModeISE Line Card with SC connector
PRODUCT MIGRATION OPTIONS
The recommended replacement for the Cisco 12000 Series Eight-Port OC-3/STM-1 ATM Line Card is the Cisco 12000 Series 4-Port OC-3/STM-1 ATM ISE Line Card (Table 3). This replacement product features the IP Services Engine (ISE)-a powerful adaptive network processor (ANP) that combines the hardware performance of application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) with the flexibility of software to deliver multiple robust network-edge features while maintaining predictable line-rate performance.
Table 3. Product Comparisons
Feature
Cisco 12000 Series Eight-Port OC-3/STM-1 ATM Line Card
Cisco 12000 Series 4-Port OC-3/STM-1 ATM ISE Line Card
Customers can use the Cisco Technology Migration Plan (TMP) to trade in products and receive credit toward the purchase of new Cisco equipment. For more information about Cisco TMP, go to: http://www.cisco.com/go/tradein/. The Cisco TMP application requires all users to have a Cisco.com user ID.
