Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Cisco® 7600 Series Ethernet Services Plus 20- and 40-Gbps Line Card Basic and Advanced IP Licenses. The last day to order the affected product(s) is March 29, 2010. 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. End of Support for the EoL license Product IDs listed in this announcement is subject to Linecard End of Support.
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco 7600 Series Ethernet Services Plus 20- and 40-Gbps Line Card Basic and Advanced IP Licenses
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.
September 28, 2009
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.
March 29, 2010
Last Ship Date
License
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 28, 2009
Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
Service prices for Cisco products are subject to change after the product End of Sale date.
The Cisco Takeback and Recycle program helps businesses dispose properly of surplus products that have reached their end of useful life. The program is open to all business users of Cisco equipment and its associated brands and subsidiaries. For more information, go to: http://www.cisco.com/web/about/ac227/ac228/ac231/about_cisco_takeback_recycling.html.
