Cisco Cisco IOS Software Release 15.0(1)M Dados agregados
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AppleTalk Support Discontinuation
Due to a significant decrease in AppleTalk usage and demand among its customer base, and given the fact that
Apple now fully supports the TCP/IP family of protocols, Cisco has reached the decision to discontinue AppleTalk
support in Cisco IOS releases 15.0(1)M and later releases. Refer to the following product bulletin for more details:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/iosswrel/ps8802/ps5460/product_bulletin_c25-520459.html
Cisco Service Selection Gateway (SSG) Feature Discontinuation
The Cisco Service Selection Gateway (SSG) feature is not supported from Cisco IOS Software Release 15.0(1)M
and onward. Refer to the following product bulletin for more information:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/routers/ps341/end_of_life_notice_c51-501483.html
1.2 Release 15.0(1)M Support Lifecycle Guidelines
Cisco IOS Software Release 15.0(1)M is an extended maintenance 15 M Release. The software support lifecycle for
Release 15.0(1)M is illustrated in Figure 3 below.
Figure 3. Support lifecycle for Release 15.0(1)M
Support milestones for Release 15.0(1)M are defined in Table 1 below.
Table 1.
Cisco IOS Software Release 15.0(1)M Support Milestones
Milestone
Definition
Date
First Customer
Shipment (FCS)
Shipment (FCS)
Day 0
Maintenance
Deployment Point
Deployment Point
Maintenance Deployment designation is based on extensive Cisco internal and customer-
focused testing efforts, assessment of the release stability in customer networks, and
ongoing Cisco IOS Software improvements. A set of stringent criteria is used to analyze
the quality of the release, such as high customer satisfaction, expansive customer
deployment, demonstrated software reliability, and rigorous ongoing testing.
focused testing efforts, assessment of the release stability in customer networks, and
ongoing Cisco IOS Software improvements. A set of stringent criteria is used to analyze
the quality of the release, such as high customer satisfaction, expansive customer
deployment, demonstrated software reliability, and rigorous ongoing testing.
Typically 9-12 months (3rd or
4th maintenance rebuild) after
the initial posting (FCS date) of
the release on Cisco.com
Software Download Center
4th maintenance rebuild) after
the initial posting (FCS date) of
the release on Cisco.com
Software Download Center
End of Sale Date
The day the release is no longer orderable or included in manufacturing shipments of
Cisco hardware.
Cisco hardware.
32 months after FCS date
End of Software
Maintenance
Maintenance
This is the last date that Cisco Engineering may release any final software maintenance
releases or software fixes for the release.
releases or software fixes for the release.
44 months after FCS date
1.3 Cisco IOS Packaging Consideration
Cisco IOS Packaging for Cisco Routers Previously Supported in Release 12.4T