Cisco Systems® announces the End-of-Life of the Cisco® uBR925 Cable Access Router. The last day to order the Cisco uBR925 Cable Access Router is April 30, 2004. Customers will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) until April 30, 2005. Table 1 describes End-of-Life milestones, definitions, and dates for the Cisco uBR925 Cable Access Router.
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco uBR925 Cable Access Router
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.
October 31, 2003
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.
April 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.
July 30, 2004
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.
April 30, 2005
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.
April 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.
April 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.
January 30, 2009
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.
April 30, 2009
Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
End-of-Sale Product Part Number
Product Description
UBR925-SINGLE-1PK
UBR925-Single Unit in a Box
UBR925-MULTI-5PK
UBR925-Multipack of 5 in one Box
PRODUCT MIGRATION OPTIONS
The recommended replacement for the Cisco uBR925 Cable Access Router is the Cisco uBR905 Cable Access Router (Table 3). The Cisco uBR905 Cable Access Router is identical to the Cisco uBR925 Cable Access Router with the exception that it has no FXS telephony ports and no USB interface. All data-only router functionality is identical to the Cisco uBR925 Cable Access Router.
Table 3. Product Comparisons
Feature
Cisco uBR925 Cable Access Router
Cisco uBR905 Cable Access Router
DOCSIS® bridge-mode
DOCSIS-compliant cable modem mode
This functionality is identical in the Cisco uBR905 and uBR925.
Routing mode including NAT and RIPv2
Advanced cable modem-router allowing small business Internet access
This functionality is identical in the Cisco uBR905 and uBR925.
Easy VPN
Easy teleworker and branch office VPNs
This functionality is identical in the Cisco uBR905 and uBR925.
Two FXS ports
Voice-over-IP functionality for SMBs and teleworkers
This functionality is not available on the Cisco uBR905. Customers may accomplish this functionality by using an IP Phone or ATA device behind the Cisco uBR905, depending upon customer requirements and application.
USB port
USB support for Windows 98 and Windows 2000
This functionality is not available on the Cisco uBR905. Customers should instead use the Cisco uBR905 Ethernet interface.
DOCSIS 1.0 Software Support
Customers requiring DOCSIS 1.0 software for the Cisco uBR925 Cable Access Router should use versions of Cisco IOS® Software Release 12.3. Software releases from this train will be supported as per the software support dates listed above.
DOCSIS 1.1 Software Support
Customers requiring DOCSIS 1.1 software for the Cisco uBR925 Cable Access Router should use versions of Cisco IOS Release 12.3 BC. Software releases from this train will be supported as per the software support dates listed above.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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