EOL5731 - Amended
Cisco® announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Cisco 12000 Series 4-Port OC-48c/STM-16c, and 1-Port OC-192c/STM-64c POS/SDH Line Cards. The last day to order the affected product(s) is June 7, 2008. 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 12000 Series 4-Port OC-48c/STM-16c, and 1-Port OC-192c/STM-64c POS/SDH Line Cards
HW = Hardware OS SW = Operating System Software App. SW = Application Software
Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
Product Migration Options
Customers are encouraged to migrate to the Cisco 1-,2-,or 4-port OC-48c/STM-16c POS/RPR shared port adapters,or Cisco 1-port OC-192c/STM-64c shared port adapters (part numbers SPA-1XOC48POS/RPR,SPA-2XOC48POS/RPR,SPA-4XOC48POS/RPR,SPA-OC192POS-VSR,SPA-OC192POS-LR,or SPA-OC192POS-XFP configured with 12000-SIP-401,12000-SIP-501,or 12000-SIP-601). Please check Cisco IOS Software version and SIP compatibility for these shared port adapters. Information about these products can be found at: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6267/prod_module_series_home.html. The affected products will be supported in software until two years after end of support.
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
For More Information
For more information about the Cisco 1-,2-,or 4-port OC-48c/STM-16c POS/RPR,or Cisco 1-port OC-192c/STM-64c shared port adapters, visit http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6267/prod_module_series_home.html, or contact your local account representative.
To request information about the Cisco 1-,2-,or 4-port OC-48c/STM-16c POS/RPR,or Cisco 1-port OC-192c/STM-64c shared port adapters, send an e-mail to ask-gsr-pm@cisco.com.
For more information about the Cisco End-of-Life Policy, go to: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/prod_end_of_life.html
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