Cisco Systems® announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco® Broadband Building Service Manager Hotspot 5.3 (BBSM Desktop Server). The last day to order the affected product is January 15, 2006. Customers with active service contracts will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) until February15, 2009.
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.
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco BBSM Hotspot 5.3 (Desktop Server)
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.
July 15, 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.
January 15, 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.
April 15, 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.
January 15, 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.
January 15, 2007
End of Service Contract Renewal Date
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.
July 05, 2008
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.
January 15, 2009
Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
End-of-Sale Product Part Number
Product Description
Replacement Product Part Number
Replacement Product Description
BB-SM-HOTSPTSVR5.3
BBSM Hotspot 5.3 Server 75 User
BB-SM-SERVER5.3-A
BBSM 5.3 Pre-loaded Server
BB-SM-HS150USRUPG
BBSM Hotspot Server 150 User Upgrade
BB-SM-SERVER5.3-A
BBSM 5.3 Pre-loaded Server
BB-SM-HS150USRUPG=
BBSM Hotspot Server 150 User Upgrade
BB-SM-SERVER5.3-A
BBSM 5.3 Pre-loaded Server
BB-SM53HS-PMSOPTN
BBSM 5.3 Hotspot Server PMS License Option
BB-SM-SERVER5.3-A
BBSM 5.3 Pre-loaded Server
BB-SM53HS-PMSOPTN=
BBSM 5.3 Hotspot Server PMS License Option
BB-SM-SERVER5.3-A
BBSM 5.3 Pre-loaded Server
BB-SM-53HSSVRUPG=
BBSM Hotspot 1.0 to BBSM 5.3 Hotspot Upgrade
BB-SM-SERVER5.3-A
BBSM 5.3 Pre-loaded Server
PRODUCT MIGRATION OPTIONS
Enterprise accounts using Cisco BBSM Hotspot should migrate to the Cisco BBSM 1RU server appliance. For hotspot and hospitality applications, Cisco BBSM Hotspot customers should migrate to gateway appliance solutions from IP3 Networks or Nomadix.
