End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco ME 3600X Series Ethernet Access Switches and 3800X Series Carrier Ethernet Switch Routers, Cisco IOS Release 15.1(2)EY

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Updated:January 17, 2013

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Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco ME 3600X Series Ethernet Access Switches and 3800X Series Carrier Ethernet Switch Routers, Cisco IOS Release 15.1(2)EY. The last day to order the affected product(s) is July 17, 2013. 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 ME 3600X Series Ethernet Access Switches and 3800X Series Carrier Ethernet Switch Routers, Cisco IOS Release 15.1(2)EY


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 16, 2013
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 17, 2013
Last Ship Date: OS SW	The last-possible ship date that can be requested of Cisco and/or its contract manufacturers. Actual ship date is dependent on lead time.	July 17, 2013
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 15, 2014
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, 2018

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	Additional Information
S360XVK9T-15102EY	Cisco ME 360X SERIES IOS UNIVERSAL TAR	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
S360XVT-15102EY	Cisco ME 360X SERIES IOS UNIVERSAL W/O CRYPTO TAR	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
S380XVK9T-15102EY	Cisco ME 380X SERIES IOS UNIVERSAL TAR	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
S380XVT-15102EY	Cisco ME 380X SERIES IOS UNIVERSAL W/O CRYPTO TAR	See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.

Product Migration Options

Customers are encouraged to migrate to the Cisco ME 3600X and ME 3800X Series, Cisco IOS Release 15.2(4)S. Information about this product can be found at: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10965/index.html.

Service prices for Cisco products are subject to change after the product End-of-Sale date

The Cisco Takeback and Recycle program helps businesses dispose properly 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: http://www.cisco.com/web/about/ac227/ac228/ac231/about_cisco_takeback_recycling.html.

For More Information

For more information about the Cisco ME 3600X and ME 3800X Series, Cisco IOS Release 15.2(4)S, visit http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10965/index.html, or contact your local account representative.

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

For more information about the Cisco Product Warranties, go to: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/prod_warranties_listing.html.

To subscribe to receive end-of-life/end-of-sale information, go to: http://www.cisco.com/cisco/support/notifications.html.

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