Cisco Systems® announces the End-of-Life (EoL) of the Cisco® OADM-P4-R1-D and OADM-P4-R3 (ONS 15800 and ONS 15801 Optical Add Drop Modules) and ADA-D. The last day to order these products is September 30, 2003. Customers will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) until September 30th, 2008. Table 1 describes the End-of-Life milestones, definitions, and dates for the Cisco products indicated above.
The initiation of End-of-Life procedures for the ONS 15800 and ONS 15801 OADM-P4-R1-D and OADM-P4-R3 is necessary due to the obsolescence of the key component within these units-the Bragg Grating Filter (BGF filter). The BGF is the key component of the OADM that enables the unit to extract dropped channels.
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco OADM-P4-R1-D, OADM-P4-R3, and ADA-D
Milestone
Definition
Date
End-of-Life Announcement Date
The document that announces the End-of-Sale and End-of-Life of a product to the general public.
Mar. 31, 2003
End-of-Sale Date
The last date to order the product through Cisco point-of-sale mechanisms. The product is no longer for sale.
Sept. 30, 2003
Last Shipment Date
The last possible date that Cisco and/or its contract manufacturers ship the affected product.
Dec. 1, 2003
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.
Sept. 30, 2004
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.
Sept. 30, 2004
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.
Sept. 30, 2007
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.
The Cisco ONS 15800 and ONS 15801 can support the OADM capability even without OADM-P4-R1-D and OADM-P4-R3 units. Customers can deploy the blue band to add/drop up to 8 channels in every optical line site. Please refer to the Cisco ONS 15800/ONS 15801 standard documentation for more details (http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/optical/ps2016/tsd_products_support_series_home.html).
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