End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Media Gateway Control Node Manager 2.3.1 and 2.3.2
Cisco Systems® announces the end of life of the Cisco Media Gateway Control (MGC) Node Manager 2.3.1 and 2.3.2. The last day to order the Cisco® MGC Node Manager 2.3.1 and 2.3.2 is February 13, 2004. Customers will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) until February 12, 2007. Table 1 describes the end-of-life milestones, definitions, and dates for the affected product.
Customers are encouraged to migrate to the Cisco MGC Node Manager 2.4.1, which provides Cisco PGW 2200 Softswitch 9.4.1 support. Information about this product can be found at:
Table 3 provides relevant information for migrating from the Cisco MGC Node Manager versions 2.3.1 and 2.3.2 to version 2.4.1.
Table 1 End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco MGC Node Manager 2.3.1 and 2.3.2
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.
August 17, 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.
February 13, 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.
May 13, 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.
February 13, 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.
February 12, 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.
February 12, 2006
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.
February 12, 2007
Table 2 Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
Cisco MGC Node Manager Right to Use License, sold in 1k DS0 blocks
CON-SAS-MGCCMNMRT
Cisco Software Application Support (SAS) service, Cisco MGC Node Manager Right to Use License, sold in 1k DS0
SP-SAS-MGCCMNMRT
Cisco SAS service, Cisco MGC Node Manager Right to Use License, sold in 1k DS0
CON-SAS-MGCCMNM2
Cisco SAS service, Cisco MGC Node Manager Base Software 2.x, and Cisco EMF 3.2
SP-SAS-MGCCMNM2
Cisco SAS service, Cisco MGC Node Manager Base Software 2.x, and Cisco EMF 3.2
Product Migration Options
The recommended replacement for the Cisco MGC Node Manager 2.3.1 and 2.3.2 is the Cisco MGC Node Manager 2.4.1. Cisco MGC Node Manager 2.4.1 provides support for the latest MGC Node Manager management features and Cisco PGW 2200 hardware.
Table 3 Product Comparisons
Release
Cisco MGC Node Manager 2.3.1 & 2.3.2
Cisco MGC Node Manager 2.4.1
Supported Device
Cisco PGW 2200 9.3.2 and previous
Cisco PGW 2200 9.4.1 and previous
Part numbers
MGC-MNM-2.3.1
MGC-MNM-2.3(2)
MGC-MNM2.3.1-DEMO
MGC-MNM2.3(2)-DEMO
UPG-MGC-MNM-2.3.1
UPG-MGC-MNM-2.3(2)
MGC-CMNM-RTU
CON-SAS-MGCCMNMRT
SP-SAS-MGCCMNMRT
CON-SAS-MGCCMNM2
SP-SAS-MGCCMNM2
EMS-MNM-KIT-241
EMS-MNM-KIT-241
EMS-MNM-KIT-241-D
EMS-MNM-KIT-241-D
EMS-MNM-LIC-241-U
EMS-MNM-LIC-241-U
EMS-MNM-LIC-241
CON-SAS-EMSLIC241
SP-SAS-EMSLIC241
Not applicable
Not applicable
Additional Information
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