Cisco Cisco Broadband Access Center for Cable 4.1 Information Guide
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PRODUCT BULLETIN NO. 2649
END-OF-SALE AND END-OF-LIFE ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE CISCO
BROADBAND ACCESS CENTER FOR BROADBAND AGGREGATION 2.5
Cisco Systems
®
announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for Cisco
®
Broadband Access Center for Broadband Aggregation 2.5 (BACBA). The
last day to order Cisco BACBA is May 15, 2005. Customers with active service contracts will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical
Assistance Center (TAC) until May 15, 2008. Table 1 describes the end-of-life milestones, definitions, and dates for the Cisco BACBA. Table 2 lists
the product part numbers affected by this announcement.
Table 1.
End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco Broadband Access Center for Broadband Aggregation 2.5
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.
November 15, 2004
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 15, 2005
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.
August 15, 2005
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.
May 15, 2006
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 15, 2006
End of service contract renewal date
The last date to extend or renew a service
contract for the product. The extension or
renewal period cannot extend beyond the last
date of support.
February 15, 2008
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.
May 15, 2008