Cisco Systems® announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Cisco Building Broadband Service Manager 5.3. The last day to order the Cisco Building Broadband Service Manager 5.3 is August 10, 2007. 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 Cisco Building Broadband Service Manager 5.3. Table 2 lists the product part numbers affected by this announcement.
Customers are encouraged to migrate to the Cisco Network Admission Control (NAC) Appliance or utilize the guest access capabilities of the Cisco Unified Wireless Network. Table 3 provides relevant information for the replacement products.
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco Building Broadband Service Manager 5.3.
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.
February 9, 2007
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.
August 10, 2007
Last Ship Date: App. SW, HW
The last-possible ship date that can be requested of Cisco and/or its contract manufacturers. Actual ship date is dependent on lead time.
November 8, 2007
End of SW Maintenance Releases Date: App. SW
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.
August 9, 2008
End of Routine Failure Analysis Date: HW
The last-possible date a routine failure analysis may be performed to determine the cause of product failure or defect.
August 9, 2008
End of New Service Attachment Date: App. SW, HW
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.
August 9, 2008
End of Service Contract Renewal Date: App. SW
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.
November 5, 2009
End of Service Contract Renewal Date: HW
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.
November 5, 2011
Last Date of Support: HW
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.
August 8, 2012
Last Date of Support: App. SW
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.
August 9, 2010
HW = Hardware OS SW = Operating System Software App. SW = Application Software
Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
End-of-Sale Product Part Number
Product Description
BB-SM-5.3-UPG=
BBSM UPG 5.2/5.2A-5.3,DOC
BB-SM5.3-CDBUNDLE=
BBSM53 CD,DOCS,MS W2K/ISA
BBSM-1190-K9
Cisco BBSM; incl. 1190 HW and 5.3 SW
Product Migration Options
The recommended replacement for the Cisco BBSM is the Cisco NAC Appliance (formerly Cisco Clean Access). Where support for wired deployments is not required the Cisco Unified Wireless Network (wireless LAN controllers and the Wireless Control System) can provide guest access support.
Table 3 provides a summary of the features of each alternative. Cisco NAC Appliance (formerly Cisco Clean Access) is an easily deployed Network Admission Control (NAC) product that uses the network infrastructure to enforce security policy compliance on all devices seeking to access network computing resources. NAC Appliance supports secured guest access through all network access methods including wired, wireless, VPN and WAN. The enhanced security of the NAC Appliance allows customers to deploy guest access in a more secure manner by delivering advanced functionality including:
• Guest segmentation using layer 2 (VLAN) or layer 3 (IP) controls
• Per User Access Controls defined by IP Address or DNS Name
• Posture Assessment, Quarantine and Remediation of devices not compliant with the security policy
• Access controls defined by operating system of incoming devices.
The NAC Appliance also provides the ability for organizations to securely deploy guest access on their existing networks, without needing to build parallel guest infrastructures. It can then be utilized for a full NAC rollout for both internal and external users in a single platform.
Customers that use Cisco BBSM in hospitality settings and require billing and charging features are encouraged to look at products and solutions from Nomadix (MagiNet) and Wayport.
Table 3. Product Comparisons
Feature
Cisco BBSM
Cisco Unified Wireless Network (WLC, WCS)
Cisco NAC Appliance
Wireless and wired access
Yes
Wireless only
Yes
Authentication-less access (Acceptable Use Policy, Click-thru)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Authentication-based access
Yes-RADIUS, Access codes, Pre-pay
Yes - RADIUS, Access codes
Yes-RADIUS, Access codes, LDAP, Kerberos, 802.1x, local DB
Guest portal
Yes
Yes
Yes
Guest sponsor portal
Yes
Yes
Yes
Dynamic VLAN assignment
No
No
Yes
Dynamic guest segmentation
No
No
Yes
User Access Controls (ACL)
Walled garden only (pre-authentication)
No
Yes
User Bandwidth Control
Yes
No
Yes
Posture Assessment
No
No
Yes-Agent and agentless, support for multiple AV/AS vendors
Centralized Management
No
Yes
Yes
Open HTTP API
No
No
Yes
Billing and Charging
Yes-Credit card gateway, Property Management System
No
No
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. Additional Cisco NAC Appliance ordering information can be found at: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6128/prod_bulletins_list.html.
Customers may be able to continue to purchase the end-of-sale product through Cisco's Authorized Refurbished Equipment program. Refurbished units of the end-of-sale product are available in limited supply for sale in certain countries on a first-come, first-served basis. For information about the refurbished equipment program, go to: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/ordering/or6/or17/order_refurbished_equipment_program_description.html.
