EoS and EoL for Cisco 12000 Series 10-Slot 50-Gbps and 16-Slot 80-Gbps Legacy Fabric [Cisco 12000 Series Routers]

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Cisco® announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Cisco 12000 Series 10-Slot 50-Gbps and 16-Slot 80-Gbps Legacy Fabric. The last day to order the affected product(s) is December 9, 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 10-Slot 50-Gbps and 16-Slot 80-Gbps Legacy Fabric

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 10, 2007
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.	December 9, 2008
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.	March 10, 2009
End of SW Maintenance Releases Date: OS SW	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.	December 9, 2011
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.	December 9, 2009
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.	December 9, 2009
End of Service Contract Renewal Date: HW	The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.	March 9, 2013
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.	December 8, 2013

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
12010-CSC	12010 Advanced Clock Scheduler Card	12010E-CSC	Enhanced Clock Scheduler Card for Cisco 12010
12010-CSC=	12010 Advanced Clock Scheduler Card	12010E-CSC=	12010 50Gbps Enhanced Clock Scheduler
12010-SFC	12010 Advanced Switch Fabric Card	12010E-SFC	Enhanced Switch Fabric Card for Cisco 12010
12010-SFC=	12010 Advanced Switch Fabric Card	12010E-SFC=	Enhanced Switch Fabric Card for Cisco 12010
12010/50	50Gbps Fabric Option with 5xSFC and 2xCSC for 12010 chassis	12010E/50	50Gbps Enhanced Fabric with 5SFC and 2CSC for Cisco 12010
12016/80	80Gbps Fabric Option with 3xSFC and 2xCSC for 12016 Chassis	12016E/80	Cisco 12016 80Gbps Enhanced Fabric with 3SFC and 2CSC
GSR16/80-CSC	Cisco 12016 80 Gbps GSR Scheduler/Fabric	12016E-CSC	80Gbps Enhanced Clock Scheduler Card for Cisco 12016
GSR16/80-CSC=	Cisco 12016 80 Gbps GSR Scheduler/Fabric Spare	12016E-CSC=	80Gbps Enhanced Clock Scheduler Card for Cisco 12016
GSR16/80-SFC	Cisco 12016 80 GbpsGSR Switch Fabric	12016E-SFC	Enhanced Switch Fabric Card for Cisco 12016
GSR16/80-SFC=	Cisco 12016 80 GbpsGSR Switch Fabric Spare	12016E-SFC=	Enhanced Switch Fabric Card for Cisco 12016

Product Migration Options

Customers are encouraged to migrate to the Cisco 12000 Series 10-Slot 50-Gbps and 16-Slot 80-Gbps Enhanced Fabric. Information about this product can be found at: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/routers/ps167/prod_models_home.html.

Note: Upgrades to enhanced fabric may also require Cisco IOS Software upgrades, memory upgrades, and other upgrades to current systems.

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 12000 Series 10-Slot 50-Gbps and 16-Slot 80-Gbps Enhanced Fabric, visit http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/routers/ps167/prod_models_home.html, or contact your local account representative.

To request information about the Cisco 12000 Series 10-Slot 50-Gbps and 16-Slot 80-Gbps Enhanced Fabric, 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.

To subscribe to receive end-of-life/end-of-sale information, go to:
http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/Support/FieldNoticeTool/field-notice.

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