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Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco NCS 2000 9 port Flex Spectrum Single Module ROADMs. The last day to order the affected product(s) is February 12, 2027. 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 NCS 2000 9 port Flex Spectrum Single Module ROADMs
| 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 14, 2026 |
| 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 12, 2027 |
| 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 13, 2027 |
| 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 12, 2028 |
| 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, 2028 |
| End of Service Contract Renewal Date: |
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product. |
May 10, 2031 |
| 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, 2032 |
Table 2. Product part numbers affected by this announcement
| End-of-Sale Product Part Number |
Product Description |
Migration Product Part Number |
Migration Product Description |
Additional Information |
| NCS2K-9-SMR17FS |
9-port Single Module ROADM - 0-17dB Gain - Flex Spectrum |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
| NCS2K-9-SMR17FS-L |
9-port Single Module ROADM - 0-17dB Gain - FS - Licensed |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
| NCS2K-9-SMR17FS= |
9-port Single Module ROADM - 0-17dB Gain - Flex Spectrum |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
| NCS2K-9-SMR17FS-L= |
9-port Single Module ROADM - 0-17dB Gain - FS - Licensed |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
| NCS2K-9-SMR24FS |
9-port Single Module ROADM - 12-24dB Gain - Flex Spectrum |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
| NCS2K-9-SMR24FS-L |
9-port Single Module ROADM - 12-24dB Gain - FS - Licensed |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
| NCS2K-9-SMR24FS= |
9-port Single Module ROADM - 12-24dB Gain - Flex Spectrum |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
| NCS2K-9-SMR24FS-L= |
9-port Single Module ROADM - 12-24dB Gain - FS - Licensed |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
| NCS2K-9-SMR34FS |
9-port Single Module ROADM - 20-34dB Gain - Flex Spectrum |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
| NCS2K-9-SMR34FS-L |
9-port Single Module ROADM - 20-34dB Gain - FS - Licensed |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
| NCS2K-9-SMR34FS= |
9-port Single Module ROADM - 20-34dB Gain - Flex Spectrum |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
| NCS2K-9-SMR34FS-L= |
9-port Single Module ROADM - 20-34dB Gain - FS - Licensed |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
Customers can consider the new expansion or deployments in the networks with NCS2K-20-SMRFS=; NCS2K-FSSMR-2-LIC= optical ROADM line cards.
Customers may be able to use the Cisco Takeback and Reuse Program where applicable to return hardware that has reached end-of-use, at no cost. Returned products are put to their next best use, whether reused, remanufactured, or recycled by one of Cisco's certified contracted recyclers. For more information, go to: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/about/takeback-and-reuse.html.
Customers may be able to continue to purchase the Cisco NCS 2000 9 port Flex Spectrum Single Module ROADMs through the Cisco Refresh (certified remanufactured) program. Remanufactured 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 Refresh program, go to: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/remanufactured.html.
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/c/en/us/about/takeback-and-reuse/product-recycling.html.
For more information about the Cisco End-of-Life Policy, go to: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/eos-eol-policy.html.
For more information about the Cisco Product Warranties, go to: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/warranty-listing.html.
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