End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco HWIC, EHWIC and SM Modules for ISR G2 Routers
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Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco HWIC, EHWIC and SM Modules for ISR G2 Routers. The last day to order the affected product(s) is February 22, 2019. 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 under the terms and conditions of customers' service contract.
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco HWIC, EHWIC and SM Modules for ISR G2 Routers
| 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 24, 2018 |
| 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. | February 22, 2019 |
| Last Ship 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 23, 2019 |
| End of SW 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 22, 2020 |
| End of Vulnerability/Security Support: | The last date that Cisco Engineering may release a planned maintenance release or scheduled software remedy for a security vulnerability issue. | February 21, 2022 |
| End of Routine Failure Analysis Date: | The last-possible date a routine failure analysis may be performed to determine the cause of hardware product failure or defect. | February 22, 2020 |
| 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 22, 2020 |
| End of Service Contract Renewal Date: | The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product. | May 20, 2023 |
| Last Date of Support: | The last date to receive applicable service and support for the product as entitled by active service contracts or by warranty terms and conditions. After this date, all support services for the product are unavailable, and the product becomes obsolete. | February 29, 2024 |
Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
| End-of-Sale Product Part Number | Product Description | Replacement Product Part Number | Replacement Product Description | Additional Information |
| EHWIC-1GE-SFP-CU | EHWIC 1 port dual mode SFP(100M/1G) or GE(10M/100M/1G) | See Product Migration Options section for details. | NIM-1GE-CU-SFP | - |
| EHWIC-1GE-SFP-CU= | EHWIC 1 port dual mode SFP(100M/1G) or GE(10M/100M/1G) Spare | See Product Migration Options section for details. | NIM-1GE-CU-SFP | - |
| EHWIC-1GE-SFPCU++= | EHWIC 1 port dual mode SFP(100M/1G) or GE(10M/100M/1G) | See Product Migration Options section for details. | NIM-1GE-CU-SFP | - |
| EHWIC-4ESG | Four port 10/100/1000 Ethernet switch interface card | See Product Migration Options section for details. | NIM-ES2-4 | - |
| EHWIC-4ESG-P | Four port 10/100/1000 Ethernet switch interface card w/PoE | See Product Migration Options section for details. | NIM-ES2-8-P | - |
| EHWIC-4ESG-P= | Four port 10/100/1000 Ethernet switch interface card w/PoE | See Product Migration Options section for details. | NIM-ES2-8-P | - |
| EHWIC-4ESG= | Four port 10/100/1000 Ethernet switch interface card | See Product Migration Options section for details. | NIM-ES2-4 | - |
| EHWIC-4G-LTE-AT | 4G LTE EHWIC for ATT, AWS/700 MHz, HSPA+ | See Product Migration Options section for details. | NIM-LTEA-EA | - |
| EHWIC-4G-LTE-AT= | 4G LTE EHWIC for ATT, AWS/700 MHz, HSPA+ | See Product Migration Options section for details. | NIM-LTEA-EA= | - |
| EHWIC-4G-LTE-ATPRM | 4G LTE EHWIC for ATT, AWS/700 MHz, HSPA+ | See Product Migration Options section for details. | NIM-LTEA-EA | - |
| EHWIC-4G-LTE-AU | 4G LTE EHWIC for Australia, 800/900/1800/2100/2600 MHz | See Product Migration Options section for details. | NIM-LTEA-LA | - |
| EHWIC-4G-LTE-AU= | 4G LTE EHWIC for Australia, 800/900/1800/2100/2600 MHz | See Product Migration Options section for details. | NIM-LTEA-LA= | - |
| EHWIC-4G-LTE-CA | 4G LTE EHWIC for Canada, AWS/700 MHz, HSPA+ | See Product Migration Options section for details. | NIM-LTEA-EA | - |
| EHWIC-4G-LTE-CA= | 4G LTE EHWIC for Canada, AWS/700 MHz, HSPA+ | See Product Migration Options section for details. | NIM-LTEA-EA | - |
| EHWIC-4G-LTE-GB | 4G LTE EHWIC for Global, 800/900/1800/2100/2600 MHz | See Product Migration Options section for details. | NIM-LTEA-EA | - |
| EHWIC-4G-LTE-GB= | 4G LTE EHWIC for Global, 800/900/1800/2100/2600 MHz | See Product Migration Options section for details. | NIM-LTEA-EA= | - |
| EHWIC-4G-LTE-GBPRM | Promo 4G LTE EHWIC for Global, 800/900/1800/2100/2600 MHz | See Product Migration Options section for details. | NIM-LTEA-EA | - |
| EHWIC-4G-LTE-ST | 4G LTE EHWIC for Sprint, PCS 2500 MHz, EVDO | See Product Migration Options section for details. | NIM-LTEA-EA | - |
| EHWIC-4G-LTE-ST= | 4G LTE EHWIC for Sprint, PCS 2500 MHz, EVDO | See Product Migration Options section for details. | NIM-LTEA-EA= | - |
| EHWIC-4G-LTE-STPRM | 4G LTE EHWIC for Sprint, PCS 2500 MHz, EVDO | See Product Migration Options section for details. | NIM-LTEA-EA | - |
| EHWIC-4G-LTE-VZ | 4G LTE EHWIC for Verizon, AWS/700 MHz, EVDO | See Product Migration Options section for details. | NIM-LTEA-EA | - |
| EHWIC-4G-LTE-VZ= | 4G LTE EHWIC for Verizon, AWS/700 MHz, EVDO | See Product Migration Options section for details. | NIM-LTEA-EA= | - |
| EHWIC-4G-LTE-VZPRM | 4G LTE EHWIC for Verizon, AWS/700 MHz, EVDO | See Product Migration Options section for details. | NIM-LTEA-EA | - |
| EHWIC-4SHDSL-EA | Double Wide EHWIC with multimode 4 pair G.SHDSL EFM and ATM | See Product Migration Options section for details. | NIM-4SHDSL-EA | - |
| EHWIC-4SHDSL-EA= | Multi mode 4 pair G.SHDSL EFM and ATM mode | See Product Migration Options section for details. | NIM-4SHDSL-EA= | - |
| EHWIC-8SHDSL-E | 8 port G.SHDSL EMF Mode EHWIC | See Product Migration Options section for details. | NIM-4SHDSL-EA | - |
| EHWIC-D-8ESG | Eight port 10/100/1000 Ethernet switch interface card | See Product Migration Options section for details. | NIM-ES2-8 | - |
| EHWIC-D-8ESG-P | Eight port 10/100/1000 Ethernet switch interface card w/ PoE | See Product Migration Options section for details. | NIM-ES2-8-P | - |
| EHWIC-D-8ESG-P= | Eight port 10/100/1000 Ethernet switch interface card w/ PoE | See Product Migration Options section for details. | NIM-ES2-8-P | - |
| EHWIC-D-8ESG= | Eight port 10/100/1000 Ethernet switch interface card | See Product Migration Options section for details. | NIM-ES2-8 | - |
| EHWIC-LTE-CI | FDD and TDD LTE EHWIC for China, India, and LATAM SMS/GPS | See Product Migration Options section for details. | NIM-LTEA-LA | - |
| EHWIC-LTE-CI= | FDD and TDD LTE EHWIC for China, India, and LATAM SMS/GPS | See Product Migration Options section for details. | NIM-LTEA-LA= | - |
| EHWIC-LTE-GB-AX | 4G LTE EHWIC for Global, 800/900/1800/2100/2600 MHz | See Product Migration Options section for details. | NIM-LTEA-EA | - |
| EHWIC-LTE-GB-AX= | 4G LTE EHWIC for Global, 800/900/1800/2100/2600 MHz | See Product Migration Options section for details. | NIM-LTEA-EA= | - |
| EHWIC-LTE-JN | FDD and TDD LTE EHWIC for Japan with SMS/GPS | See Product Migration Options section for details. | NIM-LTEA-LA | - |
| EHWIC-LTE-JN= | FDD and TDD LTE EHWIC for Japan with SMS/GPS | See Product Migration Options section for details. | NIM-LTEA-LA= | - |
| EHWIC-LTE-LA | FDD and TDD LTE EHWIC for Australia with SMS?GPS | See Product Migration Options section for details. | NIM-LTEA-LA | - |
| EHWIC-LTE-LA= | FDD and TDD LTE EHWIC for Australia with SMS/GPS | See Product Migration Options section for details. | NIM-LTEA-LA= | - |
| EHWIC-VA-DSL-A | Multi Mode VDSL2/ADSL/2/2+ EHWIC Annex A | See Product Migration Options section for details. | NIM-VAB-A | - |
| EHWIC-VA-DSL-A= | Multi Mode VDSL2/ADSL/2/2+ EHWIC Annex A | See Product Migration Options section for details. | NIM-VAB-A= | - |
| EHWIC-VA-DSL-B | Multi Mode VDSL2/ADSL/2/2+ EHWIC Annex B | See Product Migration Options section for details. | NIM-VA-B | - |
| EHWIC-VA-DSL-B= | Multi Mode VDSL2/ADSL/2/2+ EHWIC Annex B | See Product Migration Options section for details. | NIM-VA-B= | - |
| EHWIC-VA-DSL-M | Multi Mode VDSL2/ADSL/2/2+ EHWIC Annex M | See Product Migration Options section for details. | NIM-VAB-M | - |
| EHWIC-VA-DSL-M= | Multi Mode VDSL2/ADSL/2/2+ EHWIC Annex M | See Product Migration Options section for details. | NIM-VAB-M= | - |
| HWIC ANTENNAS | Antenna Options | There is currently no replacement product available for this product. | - | - |
| HWIC-16A | 16-Port Async HWIC | See Product Migration Options section for details. | NIM-16A | - |
| HWIC-16A= | 16-Port Async HWIC | See Product Migration Options section for details. | NIM-16A | - |
| HWIC-1B-U-X | 1-Port ISDN BRI U High-Speed WAN Interface Card | There is currently no replacement product available for this product. | - | - |
| HWIC-1CE1T1-PRI | 1 port channelized T1/E1 and PRI HWIC (data only) | See Product Migration Options section for details. | NIM-1CE1T1-PRI | - |
| HWIC-1CE1T1-PRI= | 1 port channelized T1/E1 and PRI HWIC (data only) | See Product Migration Options section for details. | NIM-1CE1T1-PRI | - |
| HWIC-1DSU-56K4 | 1-port 4-WIRE 56/64 KBPS WAN INTERFACE CARD | There is currently no replacement product available for this product. | - | - |
| HWIC-1DSU-56K4= | 1-port 4-WIRE 56/64 KBPS WAN INTERFACE CARD | There is currently no replacement product available for this product. | - | - |
| HWIC-1DSU-T1 | 1-Port T1/Fractional T1 DSU/CSU WAN Interface Card | There is currently no replacement product available for this product. | - | - |
| HWIC-1DSU-T1= | 1-Port T1/Fractional T1 DSU/CSU WAN Interface Card | There is currently no replacement product available for this product. | - | - |
| HWIC-1T | 1-Port Serial WAN Interface Card | See Product Migration Options section for details. | NIM-1T | - |
| HWIC-1T= | 1-Port Serial WAN Interface Card | See Product Migration Options section for details. | NIM-1T | - |
| HWIC-2CE1T1-PRI | 2 port channelized T1/E1, and PRI HWIC (data only) | See Product Migration Options section for details. | NIM-2CE1T1-PRI | - |
| HWIC-2CE1T1-PRI= | 2 port channelized T1/E1 and PRI HWIC (data only) | See Product Migration Options section for details. | NIM-2CE1T1-PRI | - |
| HWIC-2FE | Two 10/100 routed port HWIC | There is currently no replacement product available for this product. | - | - |
| HWIC-2FE= | Two 10/100 routed port HWIC | There is currently no replacement product available for this product. | - | - |
| HWIC-2T | 2-Port Serial WAN Interface Card | See Product Migration Options section for details. | NIM-2T | - |
| HWIC-2T= | 2-Port Serial WAN Interface Card | See Product Migration Options section for details. | NIM-2T | - |
| HWIC-4A/S | 4-Port Async/Sync Serial HWIC | There is currently no replacement product available for this product. | - | - |
| HWIC-4A/S= | 4-Port Async/Sync Serial HWIC | There is currently no replacement product available for this product. | - | - |
| HWIC-4B-S/T | 4-port ISDN BRI High-Speed WAN Interface Card | See Product Migration Options section for details. | NIM-4B-S/T | - |
| HWIC-4B-S/T= | 4-port ISDN BRI High-Speed WAN Interface Card | See Product Migration Options section for details. | NIM-4B-S/T | - |
| HWIC-4T1/E1-X | 4 port clear channel T1/E1 HWIC | See Product Migration Options section for details. | NIM-4MFT-T1/E1 | - |
| HWIC-8A | 8-Port Async HWIC | See Product Migration Options section for details. | NIM-16A | - |
| HWIC-8A/S-232 | 8-Port Async/Sync Serial HWIC, EIA-232 | There is currently no replacement product available for this product. | - | - |
| HWIC-8A/S-232= | 8-Port Async/Sync Serial HWIC, EIA-232 | There is currently no replacement product available for this product. | - | - |
| HWIC-8A= | 8-Port Async HWIC | There is currently no replacement product available for this product. | - | - |
| SM-NM-ADPTR | Network Module Adapter for SM Slot on Cisco 2900, 3900 ISR | See Product Migration Options section for details. | SM-X-NIM-ADPTR | - |
| SM-NM-ADPTR-S | Network Module Adapter for SM Slot on Cisco 2900, 3900 ISR | See Product Migration Options section for details. | SM-X-NIM-ADPTR | - |
| SM-NM-ADPTR= | Network Module Adapter for SM Slot on Cisco 2900, 3900 ISR | See Product Migration Options section for details. | SM-X-NIM-ADPTR | - |
Product Migration Options
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 HWIC, EHWIC and SM Modules for ISR G2 Routers 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: https://www.cisco.com/go/eos.
Service prices for Cisco products are subject to change after the product End-of-Sale date.
The Cisco Takeback and Recycle program helps businesses properly dispose 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: https://www.cisco.com/web/about/ac227/ac228/ac231/about_cisco_takeback_recycling.html.
For More Information
For more information about the Cisco End-of-Life Policy, go to: https://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_end-of-life_policy.html.
For more information about the Cisco Product Warranties, go to: https://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/prod_warranties_listing.html.
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