EoS/EoL for Cisco 16OC3/POS-SM,16OC3/POS-MM ,8OC3/POS-SM & 8OC3/POS-MM

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Updated:March 11, 2008

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EOL2393, Amended

Cisco ® announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Cisco 16OC3/POS-SM(=),16OC3/POS-MM(=), 8OC3/POS-SM(=) and 8OC3/POS-MM(=). The last day to order the affected product(s) is January 31, 2005. 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. For customers with active and paid service and support contracts, support will be available until the termination date of the contract, even if this date exceeds the Last Date of Support shown in Table 1.

Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco 16OC3/POS-SM(=),16OC3/POS-MM(=), 8OC3/POS-SM(=) and 8OC3/POS-MM(=)


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.	January 12, 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.	January 31, 2005
Last Ship Date: HW	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 1, 2005
End of SW Maintenance Releases Date: OS SW	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.	January 31, 2008
End of Routine Failure Analysis Date: HW	The last-possible date a routine failure analysis may be performed to determine the cause of product failure or defect.	January 31, 2006
End of New Service Attachment Date: HW	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.	January 31, 2006
End of Service Contract Renewal Date: HW	The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.	January 31, 2009
Last Date of Support: HW	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.	January 31, 2010

HW = Hardware OS SW = Operating System Software App. SW = Application Software

Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement


End-of-Sale Product Part Number	Product Description	Replacement Product Part Number	Replacement Product Description
16OC3/POS-MM	16 port OC3/STM1 SONET/SDH Multi-Mode LC with MTRJ connector	16OC3X/POS-M-MJ-B	GSR 16-port OC3/POS MM Eng3 release B
16OC3/POS-MM=	16 port OC3/STM1 SONET/SDH Multi-Mode LC with MTRJ conn	16OC3X/POS-M-MJ-B=	GSR 16-port OC3/POS MM Eng3 release B
16OC3/POS-SM	16 port OC3/STM1 SONET/SDH Single-Mode LC with LC connector	16OC3X/POS-I-LC-B	16 Port OC3 with Extended Features Release B
16OC3/POS-SM=	16 port OC3/STM1 SONET/SDH Single-Mode LC with LC conn Spare	16OC3X/POS-I-LC-B=	16 Port OC3 with Extended Features Release B
8OC3/POS-MM	8 port OC3/STM1 SONET/SDH Multi-Mode LC with MTRJ connector	8OC3X/POS-MM-MJ-B	GSR 8-port OC3/POS MM Eng3 release B
8OC3/POS-MM=	8 port OC3/STM1 SONET/SDH Multi-Mode LC with MTRJ conn Spare	8OC3X/POS-MM-MJ-B=	GSR 8-port OC3/POS MM Eng3 release B
8OC3/POS-SM	8 port OC3/STM1 SONET/SDH Single-Mode LC with LC connector	8OC3X/POS-IR-LC-B	GSR 8-port OC3/POS IR Eng3 release B
8OC3/POS-SM=	8 port OC3/STM1 SONET/SDH Single-Mode LC with LC conn Spare	8OC3X/POS-IR-LC-B=	GSR 8-port OC3/POS IR Eng3 release B

Product Migration Options

The recommended replacement for the Cisco 12000 Series 8- and 16- port OC-3C/STM-1C POS Line Cards are the 16OC3X/POS-M-MJ-B(=),16OC3X/POS-I-LC-B(=),8OC3X/POS-MM-MJ-B(=),8OC3X/POS-IR-LC-B(=) line cards. Information about these products can be found at: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/routers/ps167/products_relevant_interfaces_and_modules.html.

Customers may be able to use the Cisco Technology Migration Program (TMP) where applicable to trade-in eligible products and receive credit toward the purchase of new Cisco equipment. For more information about Cisco TMP, customers should work with their Cisco Partner or Cisco account team. Cisco Partners can find additional TMP information on Partner Central at: https://www.cisco.com/web/partners/incentives_and_promotions/tmp.html.

Customers may be able to continue to purchase the Cisco 16OC3/POS-SM(=),16OC3/POS-MM(=), 8OC3/POS-SM(=) and 8OC3/POS-MM(=) through the Cisco Certified Refurbished Equipment program. Refurbished units may be available in limited supply for sale in certain countries on a first-come, first-served basis until the Last Date of Support has been reached. For information about the Cisco Certified Refurbished Equipment program, go to: http://www.cisco.com/go/eos

For More Information

For more information about the Cisco End-of-Life Policy, go to:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/prod_end_of_life.html

To subscribe to receive end-of-life/end-of-sale information, go to:
http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/Support/FieldNoticeTool/field-notice

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