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Cisco Systems® announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Cisco ONS 15454E STM-1 and STM-4 Fixed Optics Cards. The last day to order the Cisco ONS 15454E STM-1 and STM-4 Fixed Optics Cards is July 30, 2008. 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 Cisco ONS 15454E STM-1 and STM-4 Fixed Optics Cards. Table 2 lists the product part numbers affected by this announcement.
New cards such as the Cisco ONS 15454E 12-port SFP-based Multirate Optics Card (MRC-12), at 10 Gbps or 2.5 Gbps, offer much higher-value propositions than the outgoing cards. The MRC-12 accommodates Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) optics, providing higher port density and multirate capability per slot than the fixed optics cards they are replacing. Both MRC cards support STM-1, STM-4 and STM-16 as well, scalable up to 10 Gbps or 2.5 Gbps, depending on the card and slot combination. The MRC cards also support SFPs of different reaches such as SH, IH, LH and CWDM or DWDM. Plus, SFPs can be added to the cards as demand increases, and they are per-port provisionable, thereby minimizing the initial costs and simplifying operations. Wavelengths can therefore be added or changed without changing the card. The MRC cards can be provisioned for operation with SDH protection options such as unidirectional-path switched ring (UPSR), subnetwork connection protection (SNCP), path-protected mesh network (PPMN), two-fiber or four-fiber bidirectional line switched ring or multiplex section-shared protection ring (MS-SPR), 1+1 automatic protection switching (APS) or multiplexed switching protection (MSP), and unprotected.
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco ONS 15454E STM-1 and STM-4 Fixed Optics Cards
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. |
July 31, 2007 |
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. |
July 30, 2008 |
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. |
October 29, 2008 |
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. |
July 30, 2009 |
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. |
July 30, 2009 |
End of Service Contract Renewal Date: |
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product. |
October 28, 2012 |
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. |
July 29, 2013 |
The MRC cards can operate with the XC-VXL and XC-VXC Cross-connect Cards. They require the Cisco ONS 15454E Timing, Communications, and Control 2 (TCC2) Card or TCC2-Plus (TCC2P) Card to support the data communications channel (DCC) capacity. MRC-12 10 Gbps requires Cisco ONS 15454E Sofware Release 6.0 or greater, and the MRC-12 2.5 Gbps requires Cisco ONS 15454E Software Release 8.0 or greater.
Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
End-of-Sale Product Part Number |
Product Description |
Replacement Product Part Number |
Replacement Product Description |
15454E-L4.1-1 |
1 port STM-4 LH 1310nm |
15454E-MRC-2.5G12 or 15454E-MRC-I-12 with ONS-SI-622-L1 |
STM1/4/16, 2.5G Max, 12 ports, IOF or STM1/4/16, 12 ports, IOF - ANSI/ETSI Support with SFP -OC12/STM4 LR, L-4.1, 1310 nm, SM, LC, ITEMP |
15454E-L4.1-1= |
1 port STM-4 LH 1310nm |
15454E-MRC-2.5G12= or 15454E-MRC-I-12= with ONS-SI-622-L1= |
STM1/4/16, 2.5G Max, 12 ports, IOF or STM1/4/16, 12 ports, IOF - ANSI/ETSI Support with SFP -OC12/STM4 LR, L-4.1, 1310 nm, SM, LC, ITEMP |
15454E-L4.2-1 |
1 port STM-4 LH 1550nm |
15454E-MRC-2.5G12 or 15454E-MRC-I-12 with ONS-SI-622-L2 |
STM1/4/16, 2.5G Max, 12 ports, IOF or STM1/4/16, 12 ports, IOF - ANSI/ETSI Support with SFP -OC12/STM4 LR, L-4.2, 1550 nm, SM, LC, ITEMP |
15454E-L4.2-1= |
1 port STM-4 LH 1550nm |
15454E-MRC-2.5G12= or 15454E-MRC-I-12= with ONS-SI-622-L2= |
STM1/4/16, 2.5G Max, 12 ports, IOF or STM1/4/16, 12 ports, IOF - ANSI/ETSI Support with SFP -OC12/STM4 LR, L-4.2, 1550 nm, SM, LC, ITEMP |
15454E-S1.1-4 |
4 port STM-1 SH 1310nm |
15454E-MRC-2.5G12 or 15454E-MRC-I-12 with four ONS-SI-155-I1 |
STM1/4/16, 2.5G Max, 12 ports, IOF or STM1/4/16, 12 ports, IOF - ANSI/ETSI Support with SFP - OC3/STM1 IR1/S-1.1 1310 SFP, ITEMP |
15454E-S1.1-4= |
4 port STM-1 SH 1310nm |
15454E-MRC-2.5G12= or 15454E-MRC-I-12= with four ONS-SI-155-I1= |
STM1/4/16, 2.5G Max, 12 ports, IOF or STM1/4/16, 12 ports, IOF - ANSI/ETSI Support with SFP - OC3/STM1 IR1/S-1.1 1310 SFP, ITEMP |
15454E-S1.1-8 |
8 port STM-1 SH 1310nm |
15454E-MRC-2.5G12 or 15454E-MRC-I-12 with eight ONS-SI-155-I1 |
STM1/4/16, 2.5G Max, 12 ports, IOF or STM1/4/16, 12 ports, IOF - ANSI/ETSI Support with SFP - OC3/STM1 IR1/S-1.1 1310 SFP, ITEMP |
15454E-S1.1-8= |
8 port STM-1 SH 1310nm |
15454E-MRC-2.5G12= or 15454E-MRC-I-12= with eight ONS-SI-155-I1= |
STM1/4/16, 2.5G Max, 12 ports, IOF or STM1/4/16, 12 ports, IOF - ANSI/ETSI Support with SFP - OC3/STM1 IR1/S-1.1 1310 SFP, ITEMP |
15454E-S4.1-1 |
1 port STM-4 SH 1310nm |
15454E-MRC-2.5G12 or 15454E-MRC-I-12 with ONS-SI-622-I1 |
STM1/4/16, 2.5G Max, 12 ports, IOF or STM1/4/16, 12 ports, IOF - ANSI/ETSI Support with SFP -OC12/STM4 and OC3/STM1 IR, S-4.1, S-1.1, 1310 nm, ITEMP |
15454E-S4.1-1= |
1 port STM-4 SH 1310nm |
15454E-MRC-2.5G12= or 15454E-MRC-I-12= with ONS-SI-622-I1 |
STM1/4/16, 2.5G Max, 12 ports, IOF or STM1/4/16, 12 ports, IOF - ANSI/ETSI Support with SFP -OC12/STM4 and OC3/STM1 IR, S-4.1, S-1.1, 1310 nm, ITEMP |
15454E-S4.1-4 |
4 port STM-4 SH 1310nm |
15454E-MRC-2.5G12 or 15454E-MRC-I-12 with four ONS-SI-622-I1 |
STM1/4/16, 2.5G Max, 12 ports, IOF or STM1/4/16, 12 ports, IOF - ANSI/ETSI Support with SFP -OC12/STM4 and OC3/STM1 IR, S-4.1, S-1.1, 1310 nm, ITEMP |
15454E-S4.1-4= |
4 port STM-4 SH 1310nm |
15454E-MRC-2.5G12= or 15454E-MRC-I-12= with four ONS-SI-622-I1 |
STM1/4/16, 2.5G Max, 12 ports, IOF or STM1/4/16, 12 ports, IOF - ANSI/ETSI Support with SFP -OC12/STM4 and OC3/STM1 IR, S-4.1, S-1.1, 1310 nm, ITEMP |
Product Migration Options
Table 3. Product Comparisons
Feature |
Cisco ONS 15454E STM-1 and STM-4 Fixed Optics Cards |
Cisco ONS15454E 12-Port Multirate Optics Card (MRC-12),10 Gbps or 2.5 Gbps with STM-1 or STM-4 Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) Optics |
CWDM |
not available |
SFP's available at STM1 or STM4 |
Support for MM fiber |
not available |
SFP's available at STM1 or STM4 |
STM1 electrical |
not available |
SFP available |
Customers can use the Cisco Technology Migration Plan (TMP) to trade in products and receive credit toward the purchase of new Cisco equipment. For more information about Cisco TMP, go to: http://www.cisco.com/go/tradein/. The Cisco TMP application requires all users to have a Cisco.com user ID.
Customers may be able to continue to purchase the end-of-sale product through Cisco’s Authorized Refurbished Equipment program. Refurbished units of the end-of-sale product are available in limited supply for sale in certain countries on a first-come, first-served basis. For information about the refurbished equipment program, go to: http://www.cisco.com/web/ordering/ciscocapital/refurbished/index.html.
For More Information
For more information about the Cisco ONS15454E 12-Port Multirate Optics Card (MRC-12),10 Gbps or 2.5 Gbps with STM-1 or STM-4 Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) Optics, visit http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/optical/ps2006/ps2008/index.html, contact your local account representative.
For more information about the Cisco End-of-Life Policy, go to: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/prod_end_of_life.html.
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