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Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco ME 3800X Series Carrier Ethernet Switch Router Licenses. The last day to order the affected product(s) is December 19, 2017. 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 3800X Series Carrier Ethernet Switch Router Licenses
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. |
December 19, 2016 |
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. |
December 19, 2017 |
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. |
March 19, 2018 |
Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
End-of-Sale Product Part Number |
Product Description |
L-ME3800X-A |
ME3800X Metro Aggregation Services License (E. Delivery) |
L-ME3800X-I |
ME3800X Metro IP Services License with Electronic Delivery |
L-ME3800X-I-A |
ME3800X Metro IP to Metro Aggregation Upgrade E License with |
L-ME3800X-LIC= |
Product Activation Key for ME3800X Series (E-Delivery) |
L-ME3800X-S |
ME3800X Scalability License with Electronic Delivery |
L-T-38-1G |
1G License on ME 3800X - 1xGbps |
L-T-38-1G-RTU |
1G Right To Use (RTU) License - 1xGbps (Electronic Delivery) |
L-T-38-LIC= |
Product Activation key for GE port on ME3800X |
ME3800X-A |
ME3800X Metro Aggregation Services License |
ME3800X-E |
ME3800X Metro Ethernet Services License |
ME3800X-I |
ME3800X Metro IP Services License |
ME3800X-I-A |
ME3800X Metro IP to Metro Aggregation Upgrade License |
ME3800X-LIC= |
Product Activation Keys for ME3800X Series |
ME3800X-S |
ME3800X Scalability License |
T-38-1G |
1G license on ME 3800X - 1xGbps |
T-38-1G-RTU |
1G Right To Use (RTU) License - 1xGbps |
T-38-LIC= |
Product Activation key for GE ports on ME3800X |
Product Migration Options
There is no replacement available for the Cisco ME 3800X Series Carrier Ethernet Switch Router Licenses at this time.
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: http://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: 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.
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