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Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco ISR 900 Series Routers, Licenses and Accessories. The last day to order the affected product(s) is July 28, 2026. 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 ISR 900 Series Routers, Licenses and Accessories
| 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 28, 2025 |
| 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 28, 2026 |
| 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 27, 2026 |
| 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. |
July 28, 2027 |
| 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. |
July 27, 2029 |
| 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. |
July 28, 2027 |
| 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 28, 2027 |
| End of Service Contract Renewal Date: |
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product. |
October 26, 2030 |
| 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. |
July 31, 2031 |
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 |
| C921-4P |
Cisco 900 Series Integrated Services Routers |
C1121-4P |
ISR 1100 4P Dual GE SFP Router |
- |
| C921-4PATT |
Cisco 900 Series Integrated Services Routers |
C1121-4P |
ISR 1100 4P Dual GE SFP Router |
- |
| C921-4PLTEAS |
C921-4P FDD and TDD LTE, ASEAN |
C1121-4PLTEP |
ISR 1100 4P Dual GE SFP Router Pluggable SMS/GPS |
Pluggable Interface Modules can be purchased additionally |
| C921-4PLTEAU |
Secure GE and SFP Router for Australia 4G LTE / HSPA+ |
C1121-4PLTEP |
ISR 1100 4P Dual GE SFP Router Pluggable SMS/GPS |
Pluggable Interface Modules can be purchased additionally |
| C921-4PLTEGB |
ISR 900 Router (non-US) 4G LTE / HSPA+ for EU |
C1121-4PLTEP |
ISR 1100 4P Dual GE SFP Router Pluggable SMS/GPS |
Pluggable Interface Modules can be purchased additionally |
| C921J-4P |
Cisco 900 Series Integrated Services Routers |
C1121-4P |
ISR 1100 4P Dual GE SFP Router |
- |
| C921J-4PAS |
Japan Only - C921J with SEC and APP Lic |
C1121-4P |
ISR 1100 4P Dual GE SFP Router |
Equivalent Security & Application Experience License can be purchased additionally |
| C921J-4PJS |
ISR 900 Dual GE WAN Ethernet Router Japan Config |
C1121-4P |
ISR 1100 4P Dual GE SFP Router |
Equivalent Security License can be purchased additionally |
| C926-4P |
Cisco 926 VDSL2/ADSL2+ over ISDN and 1GE Sec Router |
C1116-4P,
C1126-8PLTEP |
ISR 1100 4 Ports DSL Annex B/J and GE WAN Router, ISR 1100 8P xDSL GE SFP Router Pluggable SMS/GPS |
- |
| C926-4PLTEGB |
GE VDSL2/ADSL2+ over ISDN (non-US) 4G LTE / HSPA+ |
C1126-8PLTEP |
ISR 1100 8P xDSL GE SFP Router Pluggable SMS/GPS |
Pluggable Interface Modules can be purchased additionally |
| C927-4P |
Cisco 927 VDSL2/ADSL2+ over POTs and 1GE/SFP Sec Router |
C1117-4P,
C1127-8PLTEP |
ISR 1100 4 Ports DSL Annex A/M and GE WAN Router, ISR 1100 8P xDSL GE SFP Router Pluggable SMS/GPS |
- |
| C927-4PLTEAU |
GE VDSL2/ADSL2+ over POTS ANZ 4G LTE / HSPA+ |
C1127-8PLTEP |
ISR 1100 8P xDSL GE SFP Router Pluggable SMS/GPS |
Pluggable Interface Modules can be purchased additionally |
| C927-4PLTEGB |
GE VDSL2/ADSL2+ over POTS (non-US) 4G LTE / HSPA+ |
C1127-8PLTEP |
ISR 1100 8P xDSL GE SFP Router Pluggable SMS/GPS |
Pluggable Interface Modules can be purchased additionally |
| C927-4PM |
Cisco 927 Annex M over POTs and 1GE Sec Router |
C1117-4PM,
C1127-8PLTEP |
ISR 1100 4 Ports DSL Annex M and GE WAN Router ISR 1100 8P xDSL GE SFP Router Pluggable SMS/GPS |
- |
| C927-4PMLTEGB |
GE VDSL2/ADSL2+ Annex Mover POTS 4G LTE / HSPA+ |
C1127-8PMLTEP |
ISR 1100 8P xDSL Annex M GE SFP Router Pluggable SMS/GPS |
Pluggable Interface Modules can be purchased additionally |
| C931-4P |
Cisco 900 Series Integrated Services Routers |
C1121-4P |
ISR 1100 4P Dual GE SFP Router |
- |
| C931-4PATT |
Cisco 900 Series Integrated Services Routers |
C1121-4P |
ISR 1100 4P Dual GE SFP Router |
- |
| ACS-900-DM |
ISR 900 Series Under Desk Mounting Kit |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
| ACS-900-DM= |
ISR 900 Series Under Desk Mounting Kit |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
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| ACS-900-RM-19 |
19 inch Rackmount Kit for ISR 900 Series Routers |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
| ACS-900-RM-19= |
19 inch Rackmount Kit for ISR 900 Series Routers |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
| SL-900-APP |
AppX License for Cisco ISR 900 |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
| SL-900-APP= |
AppX License for Cisco ISR 900 |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
| SL-900-IPB |
IP Base License for Cisco ISR 900 |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
| SL-900-SEC |
Security License for Cisco ISR 900 |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
| SL-900-SEC= |
Security License for Cisco ISR 900 |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
| SL-900-SECNPE |
NPE Security License for Cisco ISR 900 |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
| SL-900-SECNPE= |
NPE Security License for Cisco ISR 900 |
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. |
- |
- |
Customers currently using the Cisco ISR 900 Series Routers are encouraged to consider upgrading to the Cisco ISR 1000 Series Routers or Cisco 8100 Series Secure Routers. Equivalent Pluggable Modules, Accessories and Licenses can be purchased along with the replacement platforms as applicable. The last supported software release on these routers will be Cisco 15.9.3. For more information, please reach out to your sales representative.
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 ISR 900 Series Routers, Licenses and Accessories 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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