Product Bulletin No. EOL4007
Cisco Systems® announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco® ONS 15454 Tri-Rate and ESCON Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP). The last day to order the affected product is April 7, 2007. Customers with active service contracts will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) until April 5, 2012. 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.
Customers are encouraged to migrate to the new Cisco ONS Tri-Rate and ESCON SFP. Table 2 provides relevant information for migrating to the replacement product.
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the ONS 15454 Tri-Rate and ESCON SFP
Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
Product Migration Options
The recommended replacement for the Cisco ONS 15454 Tri-Rate and ESCON SFP is the new Cisco ONS Tri-Rate and ESCON SFP.
Customers are encouraged to migrate to the new Cisco ONS Tri-Rate and ESCON SFP. Information about this product can be found at: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/optical/ps2006/products_technical_reference_chapter09186a0080525b03.html.
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.
Customers may be able to continue to purchase the end-of-sale product through the Cisco 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/order_finance_and_payments_concept_home.html.
For More Information
For more information about the Cisco ONS 15454 Tri-Rate and ESCON SFP, visit http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/optical/ps2006/prod_eol_notices_list.html or contact your local account representative.
For more information about the Cisco End-of-Life Policy, go to: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/prod_end_of_life.html.
To subscribe to receive end-of-life/end-of-sale information, go to: http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/Support/FieldNoticeTool/field-notice.
