Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco ONS 15454 Multiservice Provisioning Platform 2.5G Cross-Connect Card. The last day to order the affected product(s) is March 12, 2011. 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 affected product(s). Table 2 lists the product part numbers affected by this announcement. For customers with active and paid service and support contracts, support will be available until the termination date of the contract, even if this date exceeds the Last Date of Support shown in Table 1.
Customers are encouraged to migrate to the Cisco ONS15454 MSPP 60G/5G High-Order/Low-Order XC-VXC Cross-Connect Card, which has a larger VT and STS matrix. In addition, this version uses more advanced ASICs that offer better performance in the event of a switch from active to standby.
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco ONS 15454 Multiservice Provisioning Platform 2.5G Cross-Connect 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.
March 12, 2010
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 12, 2011
Last Ship Date:
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.
June 10, 2011
End of Routine Failure Analysis Date:
HW
The last-possible date a routine failure analysis may be performed to determine the cause of hardware product failure or defect.
March 11, 2012
End of New Service Attachment Date:
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.
March 11, 2012
End of Service Contract Renewal Date:
HW
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.
June 10, 2015
Last Date of Support:
HW
The last date to receive applicable service and support for the product as entitled by active service contracts or by warranty terms and conditions. After this date, all support services for the product are unavailable, and the product becomes obsolete.
March 31, 2016
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
Replacement Product Part Number
Replacement Product Description
Additional Information
15454-2G-KIT-2
Includes 2ea TCC2P and XC-VT, 1ea CC-FTA AND SW RTU LIC
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
15454-2GCOM2P-KIT
Includes 2ea TCC2P and XC-VT, 1ea FTA3-T AND SW RTU LIC
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
15454-SPARE-KIT-1
Includes 1ea TCC2P, XC-VT, XC-VXC-10G, SW RTU LIC, DOC
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
15454-XC-VT
Xconn, 576 STS, 672 VT. I-Temp
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
15454-XC-VT=
Xconn, 576 STS, 672 VT, I-Temp
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
Cisco ONS 15454 Multiservice Provisioning Platform 2.5G Cross-Connect Card
Cisco ONS 15454 MSPP 60G/5G High-Order/Low-Order XC-VXC Cross-Connect Card
ONS15454 System software compatibility
All releases
Release 6.0 and greater
VT1.5 matrix
672 x 672 bidirectional
2688 x 2688 bidirectional
STS matrix
576 x 576 bidirectional
1152 x 1152 bidirectional
Customers may be able to use the Cisco Technology Migration Program (TMP) where applicable to trade-in eligible products and receive credit toward the purchase of new Cisco equipment. For more information about Cisco TMP, customers should work with their Cisco Partner or Cisco account team. Cisco Partners can find additional TMP information on Partner Central at http://www.cisco.com/web/partners/incentives_and_promotions/tmp.html.
Customers may be able to continue to purchase the Cisco ONS 15454 Multiservice Provisioning Platform 2.5G Cross-Connect Card through the Cisco Certified Refurbished Equipment program. Refurbished units may be available in limited supply for sale in certain countries on a first-come, first-served basis until the Last Date of Support has been reached. For information about the Cisco Certified Refurbished Equipment program, go to: http://www.cisco.com/go/eos.
Service prices for Cisco products are subject to change after the product End-of-Sale date.
The Cisco Takeback and Recycle program helps businesses dispose properly of surplus products that have reached their end of useful life. The program is open to all business users of Cisco equipment and its associated brands and subsidiaries. For more information, go to: http://www.cisco.com/web/about/ac227/ac228/ac231/about_cisco_takeback_recycling.html.
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