Cisco Cisco MGX 8850 Modules Informationshandbuch
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PRODUCT BULLETIN NO. 2750
END-OF-SALE AND END-OF-LIFE ANNOUNCEMENT
FOR THE CISCO BPX 8600 SERIES MULTISERVICE SWITCH
FOR THE CISCO BPX 8600 SERIES MULTISERVICE SWITCH
Cisco Systems
®
announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco
®
BPX
®
8600 Series multiservice switches
and the Cisco Service Expansion Shelf (SES). The Cisco BPX 8600 Series is comprised of the Cisco BPX 8620, the BPX 8650,
and the BPX 8680 platforms and all supporting BPX products and software (see Table 2). The Cisco SES is comprised of the
Private Network-Network Interface (PNNI) controller for the Cisco BPX
®
8600 Series switches and its supporting products (see
Table 2). The last day to order the Cisco BPX 8600 Series switches, the Cisco SES and all supporting BPX and SES cards is
January 31, 2006. Customers with active service contracts will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical
Assistance Center (TAC) until January 31, 2011.
Table 1 describes the end-of-life milestones, definitions, and dates for the Cisco BPX 8600 Series, the Cisco SES, and all supporting BPX and SES
cards, as well as all software and firmware releases. Table 2 lists the product part numbers affected by this announcement.
Customers are encouraged to migrate to the Cisco MGX
®
8800 Series Multiservice Switch products, which supply an enriched feature set of the
capabilities offered in the Cisco BPX 8600 Series and the Cisco SES. The Cisco MGX 8800 Series products offer a full range of Frame Relay,
ATM, circuit emulation, voice, and IP services. They have an innovative architecture that supports multiple control planes and a dynamic allocation
of services mix while supplying high network availability. Information about these products may be found at:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps1938/ps1935/index.html
Table 3 provides relevant information for migrating from the Cisco BPX 8600 Series to the Cisco MGX 8800 Series.
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco BPX Products Affected by this Notice
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 31, 2005
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.
January 31, 2006
Last Shipment 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.
April 30, 2006
End of Software
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.
January 31, 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.
January 31, 2007
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
January 31, 2007