Cisco® announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Cisco ONS 15600 Bundles. The last day to order the affected product(s) is July 1, 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 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.
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco ONS 15600 Bundles
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.
December 31, 2006
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.
July 1, 2007
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.
September 29, 2007
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.
June 30, 2008
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.
June 30, 2008
End of Service Contract Renewal Date:
HW
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.
September 26, 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.
June 29, 2012
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
15600-BAYCOM2
Sonet 15600 Bay,2ea SSXC/TSC,SW RTU
15600-BAY-ASY-KIT
Assembly Kit for the BAY
15600-BAYCOM2
Sonet 15600 Bay,2ea SSXC/TSC,SW RTU
15600-CAP2
Customer Access Panel
15600-BAYCOM2
Sonet 15600 Bay,2ea SSXC/TSC,SW RTU
15600-FTA2
Fan Tray Assembly
15600-BAYCOM2
Sonet 15600 Bay,2ea SSXC/TSC,SW RTU
15600-IO-FILLER
Input-Output filler card
15600-BAYCOM2
Sonet 15600 Bay,2ea SSXC/TSC,SW RTU
15600-KPLT600
600mm kickplate option
15600-BAYCOM2
Sonet 15600 Bay,2ea SSXC/TSC,SW RTU
15600-NCRM
Narrow Cable Routing Module
15600-BAYCOM2
Sonet 15600 Bay,2ea SSXC/TSC,SW RTU
15600-PDU
Power Distribution Unit includes, PS-A, PS-B and Alarm
15600-BAYCOM2
Sonet 15600 Bay,2ea SSXC/TSC,SW RTU
15600-R8.0.0SWK9
15600 Rel. 8.0.0 Feature Pkg., CD, Right To Use License
15600-BAYCOM2
Sonet 15600 Bay,2ea SSXC/TSC,SW RTU
15600-RACK
600/900mm NEBS 2000 rack
15600-BAYCOM2
Sonet 15600 Bay,2ea SSXC/TSC,SW RTU
15600-SA
Main Shelf Assembly
15600-BAYCOM2
Sonet 15600 Bay,2ea SSXC/TSC,SW RTU
15600-SHF-ASY-KIT
Assembly Kit for the IO-Shelf
15600-BAYCOM2
Sonet 15600 Bay,2ea SSXC/TSC,SW RTU
15600-SSXC
New SSXC Core Cross Connect, 6144 STS1
15600-BAYCOM2
Sonet 15600 Bay,2ea SSXC/TSC,SW RTU
15600-TSC
Timing Shelf Controller
15600-BAYCOM2
Sonet 15600 Bay,2ea SSXC/TSC,SW RTU
SF15600-R8.0.0K9
Rel. 8.0.0 SW, Pre-loaded on TSC
Product Migration Options
Customers are encouraged to migrate to the products referenced in Table 2
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 Certified 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://cisco.com/go/remarketing.
