Cisco Cisco Access Registrar 5.0 Information Guide
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Product Bulletin No. EOL5001
End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for
the Cisco Access Registrar 3.5
the Cisco Access Registrar 3.5
Cisco Systems
®
announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Cisco Access Registrar 3.5. The last day to order the affected
product is December 8, 2006. Customers with active service contracts will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance
Center (TAC) until December 7, 2009. Table 1 describes the end-of-life milestones, definitions, and dates for the affected product. Table 2
lists the product part numbers affected by this announcement.
Customers are encouraged to migrate to the Cisco Access Registrar 4.1. Table 2 provides relevant information for migrating to the
replacement product.
Table 1.
End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco Access Registrar 3.5.
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.
June 9, 2006
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.
no longer for sale after this date.
December 8, 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.
Actual ship date is dependent on lead time.
March 8, 2007
End of SW Maintenance
Releases Date
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.
bug fixes. After this date, Cisco Engineering will no longer develop, repair, maintain, or test
the product software.
December 8, 2007
End of New Service
Attachment Date
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.
last date to order a new service-and-support contract or add the equipment and/or software
to an existing service-and-support contract.
December 8, 2007
End of Service Contract
Renewal Date
Renewal Date
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.
March 5, 2009
Last Date of Support
The last date to receive service and support for the product. After this date, all support
services for the product are unavailable, and the product becomes obsolete.
services for the product are unavailable, and the product becomes obsolete.
December 7, 2009
Table 2.
Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
End-of-Sale Product
Part Number
Part Number
Product Description
Replacement Product
Part Number
Part Number
Replacement Product Description
AR-3.5-BASE-K9
Access Registrar 3.5 Base Software
AR-4.1-BASE-K9
Access Registrar 4.1—Solaris and Linux
AR-3.5-UP-K9
Access Registrar 3.5 Upgrade
AR-4.1-UP-K9
Access Registrar 4.1 Upgrade—Solaris and Linux
AR-ADD-CACHE
AR 4.0—Add on license for CAR Identity
Cache Engine
Cache Engine
AR-4.1-ADD-CACHE=
AR 4.1—Additional License Option—
Session Cache
Session Cache
AR-ADD-CACHE=
AR 4.0—Add on license for CAR Identity
Cache Engine
Cache Engine
AR-4.1-ADD-CACHE=
AR 4.1—Additional License Option—
Session Cache
Session Cache
AR-ADD-CPU
Additional License Option for Additional CPU
AR-4.1-ADD-CPU=
AR 4.1—Additional License Option—CPU
AR-ADD-CPU=
Additional License Option for Additional CPU
AR-4.1-ADD-CPU=
AR 4.1—Additional License Option—CPU
AR-ADD-HLR
Additional License Option for HLR Proxy Feature
AR-4.1-ADD-HLR=
AR 4.1—Additional License Option—HLR Proxy
AR-ADD-HLR=
Additional License Option for HLR Proxy Feature
AR-4.1-ADD-HLR=
AR 4.1—Additional License Option—HLR Proxy
AR-ADD-PREPAID
Additional License Option for Prepaid Feature
AR-4.1-ADD-PRPAID=
AR 4.1—Additional License Option—Prepaid API
AR-ADD-PREPAID=
Additional License Option for Prepaid Feature
AR-4.1-ADD-PRPAID=
AR 4.1—Additional License Option—Prepaid API