Cisco Systems® announces the end-of-sale (EOS) and end-of-life (EOL) dates for the Cisco Aironet® 350 Series Mini-PCI Adapter (MPI352). The last day to order the Cisco Aironet 350 Series Mini-PCI from Foxconn is December 30, 2004. Cisco Service contracts are not applicable to this product, because Level 1 and Level 2 support is provided by the PC-OEM and Foxconn, respectively. As Foxconn holds the license to sell and manufacture the Cisco Aironet 350 Series Mini-PCI, this EOS and EOL announcement is being coordinated with Foxconn's similar announcements. Table 1 describes the end-of-life milestones, definitions, and dates for the Cisco Aironet 350 Series Mini-PCI.
Addendum Date
February 11, 2005
Effective Date
September 30, 2004
Original Bulletin Announcement Date
September 30, 2004
Original Bulletin Information
Bulletin number 2613
Table 2 lists the product part numbers affected by this announcement.
With the vast majority of mini-PCI adapters being embedded in laptops, the recommended substitute for the Cisco Aironet 350 Series Mini-PCI is a Cisco Compatible laptop. Cisco Compatible laptops support Cisco wireless LAN infrastructure features and are independently tested for compatibility with the Cisco wireless LAN infrastructure. Information on the Cisco Compatible Program, as well as a list of currently supported Cisco Compatible devices, can be found at: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partners/pr46/pr147/partners_pgm_concept_home.html
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco MPI352
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 30, 2004
End-of-Sale Date
The last date to order the product through Foxconn. 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 15, 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.
December 15, 2005
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 15, 2010 for hardware/operating systems software
December 15, 2007 for application software
* Changed to 2005 from 2004-corrected date on 12/15/04
Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
End-of-Sale Product Part Number
Product Description
MPI352
Cisco Aironet® 350 Series Mini-PCI (MPI352)
AIR-MPI350-G0-A-K9**
Cisco Aironet® 350 Series Mini-PCI (MPI352) is the model name; whereas the part number for the FCC regulatory domain is AIR-MPI350-G0-A-K9
AIR-MPI350-G0-E-K9***
Cisco Aironet® 350 Series Mini-PCI (MPI352) is the model name; whereas the part number for the ETSI regulatory domain is AIR-MPI350-G0-E-K9
** Added AIR-MPI350-G0-A-K9 to specify the MPI352 part number used for the FCC regulatory domain
*** Added AIR-MPI350-G0-E-K9 to specify the MPI352 part number used for the ETSI regulatory domain
PRODUCT MIGRATION OPTIONS
Cisco will not offer a Cisco-branded migration option; however, the Cisco Compatible Program started 2 years ago provides numerous alternatives for the customer.
