Cisco Systems® announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco® Mobile Wireless Center 1.0 and 1.1. The last day to order the affected products is March 30, 2006. Customers with active service contracts will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) until April 30, 2009. Table 1 describes the end-of-life milestones, definitions, and dates for the affected products. Table 2 lists the product part numbers affected by this announcement.
Customer is encouraged to migrate its customers to the Cisco Mobile Wireless RAN Manager 3.0 or 3.1, which adds support for the R17 and R18 IPRAN solution, respectively. Information about the replacement product can be obtained by contacting Cisco Systems, Inc.
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for Cisco Mobile Wireless Center 1.0 and 1.1
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.
September 30, 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.
March 30, 2006
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.
July 30, 2006
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.
March 30, 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.
March 30, 2007
End of Service Contract Renewal Date
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product. The extension or renewal period cannot extend beyond the last date of support.
September 30, 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.
April 30, 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
MWC-SW-1.0
MWC Software License IPL
MWC-3.0-BASE-K9
MWRM-3.1-BASE-K9
MWC for Solaris Media Kit
MWRM for Solaris Media Kit
MWC-500NE-1.0
MWC Software License - 500 NE supported
MWC-3.0-500-RTU
MWRM-3.1-500-RTU
MWC 500 NE License
MWRM 500 NE License
MWC-1000NE-1.0
MWC Software License - 1000 NE supported
MWC-3.0-1K-RTU
MWRM-3.1-1K-RTU
MWC 1000 NE License
MWRM 1000 NE License
MWC-SITE-1.0
MWC Site License
NO REPLACEMENT
MWC-HW-1.0
MWC Hardware License V1.X
MWC-3.0-CM-ADD-LIC
MWRM-3.1-CM-AD-LIC
MWC Config Management License
MWRM Config Management License
MWFM-2.2
MWFM Software
MWC-3.0-FD-ADD-LIC
MWRM-3.1-FD-AD-LIC
MWC Fault and Device License
MWRM Fault and Device License
Product Migration Options
The recommended replacement for Cisco Mobile Wireless Center 1.0 and 1.1 is the Cisco Mobile Wireless RAN Manager Release 3.0 or 3.1. These new releases offer support for Motorola's R17 and R18 IPRAN solutions, respectively. Additional product information can be obtained by contacting Cisco Systems, Inc.
Additional Information
For more information about Cisco Mobile Wireless Center or Cisco Mobile Wireless RAN Manager, please e-mail the MWC/MWRM customer support group at cs-mwrm@cisco.com.
For more information about Cisco products, please contact your Cisco account manager or Cisco channel partner.
