End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Gainstar 1 GHz Nodes
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Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco Gainstar 1 GHz Nodes. The last day to order the affected product(s) is May 17, 2019. Customers with active service contracts or active warranties 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 service contracts or active product warranties, support will be available for the shown dates as stated in the applicable service contracts or product warranty terms and conditions.
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco Gainstar 1 GHz Nodes
| 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. | November 16, 2018 |
| 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. | May 17, 2019 |
| 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. | August 15, 2019 |
| 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. | May 16, 2020 |
| 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. | May 16, 2020 |
| End of Service Contract Renewal Date: | The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product. | August 12, 2023 |
| 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**. Warranty duration is based on product ship dates; refer to warranty terms and conditions for details. | May 31, 2024 |
All 1 GHz Gainstar full sized (up to 4 outputs) nodes are being discontinued at this time. Most of the 1 GHz Mini-Nodes are also being discontinued. The remaining Mini-Nodes will be sold without a transmitter which can be purchased separately.
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 |
| 4034446 | GS 1310nm FP Rev Tx Mod, 2dBm, SCA | See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. | - | - |
| S112850101012000 | GSTN, 55/70-862, Strand, Fwd, Inj w/Rx, SC/APC, 60V, Fwd Only | See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. | - | - |
| S112854101012C80 | GSTN, 55/70-862, Strand, Fwd, Inj, SC/APC, R/23, 1610CWDM, 60V | See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. | - | - |
| S112854201012C10 | GSTN, 55/70-862, Strand, Fwd, Inj w/oRx, SC/APC, R/23, 1470CWDM, 60V | See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. | - | - |
| S112854201012C20 | GSTN, 55/70-862, Strand, Fwd, Inj w/oRx, SC/APC, R/23, 1490CWDM, 60V | See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. | - | - |
| S112854201012C30 | GSTN, 55/70-862, Strand, Fwd, Inj w/oRx, SC/APC, R/23, 1510CWDM, 60V | See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. | - | - |
| S112854201012C40 | GSTN, 55/70-862, Strand, Fwd, Inj w/oRx, SC/APC, R/23, 1530CWDM, 60V | See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. | - | - |
| S112854201012C50 | GSTN, 55/70-862, Strand, Fwd, Inj w/oRx, SC/APC, R/23, 1550CWDM, 60V | See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. | - | - |
| S112854201012C60 | GSTN, 55/70-862, Strand, Fwd, Inj w/oRx, SC/APC, R/23, 1570CWDM, 60V | See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. | - | - |
| S112854201012C70 | GSTN, 55/70-862, Strand, Fwd, Inj w/oRx, SC/APC, R/23, 1590CWDM, 60V | See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. | - | - |
| S112854201012C80 | GSTN, 55/70-862, Strand, Fwd, Inj w/oRx, SC/APC, R/23, 1610CWDM, 60V | See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. | - | - |
| S112G20001012000 | GSTN, 42/54-1G, Strand, SC/APC, 60V, Fwd Only | See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. | - | - |
| S112G23001012020 | GSTN, 42/54-1G, Strand, SC/APC, Rev/20, DFB Tx, 60V | See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. | - | - |
| S311G23001012020 | GSTMN, 42/54-1G, Strand, SC/APC, Rev/20, DFB Tx, 60V | See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. | - | - |
| S311G23001022020 | GSTMN, 42/54-1G, Ped, SC/APC, Rev/20, DFB Tx, 60V | See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. | - | - |
| S311G23002112020 | GSMN, 42/54-1G, Strans, SC/APC, Rev/20, 1310nm DFB RTx, 220US-C | See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. | - | - |
| S311G23002112C50 | GainStar MiniNode with reverse Amp (20), 1550 Tx, AC Power | See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. | - | - |
| S311G23002122000 | GSTMN, 42/54-1G, Ped., SC/APC, w/Rx, Rev/20, 220V, US P/C | See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. | - | - |
| S311G23002122020 | GSTMN, 42/54-1G, Ped, SC, Rev/20, DFB, 220V, US Cord | See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. | - | - |
| S311G23002322020 | GSTMN, 42/54-1G, Ped, SC/APC, Rev/20, DFB Tx, 220V, Eur.Cord | See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. | - | - |
| S311G83001012020 | GSTMN, 85/105M-1GHz, Strand, SC/APC, Rev/20, DFB Tx, 60V | See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. | - | - |
| S311G83002112020 | GSTMN, 85/105M-1G, Strand, SC/APC, Rev/20, DFB Tx, 220V, US.Cord | See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. | - | - |
| S311G83002322020 | GSTMN, 85/105-1G, Ped, SC/APC, Rev/20, DFB Tx, 220V, Eur.Cord | See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. | - | - |
Product Migration Options
With the discontinuation of the Gainstar Nodes customer may use the remaining Gainstar Mini-Nodes or GS7000 Nodes as a replacement. Please contact your Sales or Aplications engineer for additional advice.
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 Gainstar 1 GHz Nodes through the Cisco Certified Refurbished Equipment program. Refurbished 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 Certified Refurbished Equipment program, go to: https://www.cisco.com/go/eos.
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: https://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: https://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_end-of-life_policy.html.
**For more information about the Cisco Product Warranties, go to: https://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/prod_warranties_listing.html.
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