Cisco Systems® announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco® 7401 Series of Product which includes CISCO7401ASR-BB, CISCO7401ASR-CP, and CISCO7401ASR-CPT3. The last day to order the Cisco 7401 ASR Series is December 30, 2004. Customers will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) until October 30, 2009. Table 1 describes the end-of-life milestones, definitions, and dates for the Cisco 7401 ASR Series. Table 2 lists the product numbers affected by this announcement.
Customers are encouraged to migrate to the Cisco 7301, a follow-on design to the Cisco 7401. The Cisco 7301 has a 1RU form factor and provides up to three times the performance of Cisco 7401. In addition, it includes three built-in 10/100/1000 ports with a default memory of 256 MB upgradable to 1 GB.
Table 3 provides relevant information for migrating from the Cisco 7401 ASR Series to the Cisco 7301 Series of Routers.
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco 7401 ASR Series of Routers
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.
June 30, 2004
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 30, 2004
Last shipment date
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 30, 2005
End of software maintenance releases date
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 30, 2007
End of routine failure analysis date
The last possible date a routine failure analysis may be performed to determine the cause of product failure or defect. This will only be done on 12.3T and 12.3M Trains of IOS release.
December 30, 2005
End of new service attachment date
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.
November 30, 2005
End of service contract renewal date
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product. The extension or renewal period cannot extend beyond the last date of support.
December 30, 2008
Last date of support
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 30, 2009
Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
End-of-Sale Product Part Number
Product Description
CISO7401ASR-BB
Cisco 7401ASR, 256M SDRAM, BB license
CISCO7401ASR-CP
Cisco 7401ASR, 128M SDRAM, IP s/w
CISCO7401ASR-CPT3
Cisco 7401ASR, 256M SDRAM, PA-T3+
CISCO7401-2DC48
Cisco 7400 chassis with dual DC power supply
CISCO7401-2DC48=
Cisco 7400 chassis with dual DC power supply
MEM-COMP-FLD64M*
Cisco 7401ASR Compact Flash Disk, 64 MB
MEM-COMP-FLD64M=
Cisco 7401ASR Compact Flash Disk, 64 MB
MEM-COMP-FLD128M*
Cisco 7401ASR Compact Flash Disk, 128 MB
MEM-COMP-FLD128M=
Cisco 7401ASR Compact Flash Disk, 128 MB
MEM-7400ASR-256MB*
256 MB Memory for Cisco 7401
MEM-7400ASR-256MB=
256 MB Memory for Cisco 7401
MEM-7400ASR-512MB*
512 MB Memory for Cisco 7401
MEM-7400ASR-512MB=
512 MB Memory for Cisco 7401
PWR-7400-AC*
Cisco 7400 AC Power Supply option
PWR-7400-DC48*
Cisco 7400 DC Power Supply Option
PWR-7400/2-DC*
Cisco 7400 Dual DC Power Supply Option
These components are unique to Cisco 7401 and cannot be used in Cisco 7301
PRODUCT MIGRATION OPTIONS
The recommended replacement for the Cisco 7401 is the Cisco 7301. The Cisco 7301 offers a high performance general purpose processor with increased performance for a wide range of Cisco IOS® Features.
Table 3. Product Comparisons
Cisco 7401
Cisco 7301
Processor
NSE-1, up to 325 Kpps; 2 built-in GE/FE ports
NPE-G1; up to 1 Mpps forwarding throughput; 3 built-in 10/100/1000 ports
Memory
512 MB Maximum
1 GB Maximum
Power Supply Options
AC, DC 48, Dual DC 48
AC, Dual AC, Dual DC 48
Cisco IOS Options
12.3M ,12.3.T, 12.3(1)B, 12.2(16)B, 12.2(4)B
12.3M, 12.3T, 12.3(1)B, 12.2(16)B, 12.2(18)S
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.
