Cisco CATALYST 3550 24 PORT 10/100 2 PORT GBIC STANDALONE SWITCH SMI SOFTWARE 规格指南
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PRODUCT BULLETIN NO. 2771
END-OF-SALE AND END-OF-LIFE ANNOUNCEMENT FOR
THE CISCO CATALYST 3550 SERIES SWITCHES
THE CISCO CATALYST 3550 SERIES SWITCHES
Cisco Systems
®
announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco
®
Catalyst
®
3550 Series switches. The last day to order Cisco Catalyst
3550 Series switches is May 2, 2006. Customers with active service contracts will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance
Center (TAC) until May 2, 2011. Table 1 describes the end-of-life milestones, definitions, and dates for Cisco Catalyst 3550 Series switches. Table 2
lists the product part numbers affected by this announcement. The only exception to this end-of-sale announcement is the Cisco Catalyst 3550-24-
DC Switch. The Cisco Catalyst 3550-24-DC Switch is not affected by this announcement.
Enterprise customers are encouraged to migrate to Cisco Catalyst 3750 Series and Catalyst 3560 Series switches, which provide new and enhanced
functionality including IEEE 802.3af Power over Ethernet (PoE), higher-density Gigabit Ethernet (GE), and IPv6 routing. The Cisco Catalyst 3750
Series switches feature Cisco StackWise
™
technology, a 32-Gbps stack interconnect that allows customers to build a unified, highly resilient
switching system, one switch at a time.
Service provider customers that are currently using Cisco Catalyst 3550 Series switches for Metro Ethernet services are encouraged to migrate to
the Cisco Catalyst 3750 Metro Series switches, which are designed to bring greater intelligence to the Metro Ethernet edge with features such as
hierarchical quality of service (QoS), VLAN mapping, Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), Ethernet over MPLS (EoMPLS) support, and
redundant AC or DC power.
Customers currently using the Cisco Catalyst 3550-24-FX Switch are encouraged to transition to the Cisco Catalyst 3750-24FS Switch, which offers
24 100-FX ports in a one-rack-unit, fixed-configuration form factor.
Information about all of these replacement products can be found at
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/index.html
.
Table 1.
End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for Cisco Catalyst 3550 Series Switches
Milestone
Definition
Date
End-of-Life Announcement
Date
Date
The date the document that announces the end of sale and end of life of a product is distributed
to the general public.
to the general public.
May 11, 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.
longer for sale after this date.
May 2, 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.
August 2, 2006
End of Software
Maintenance Releases Date
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.
bug fixes. After this date, Cisco Engineering will no longer develop, repair, maintain, or test the
product software.
May 2, 2007
End of Routine Failure
Analysis Date
Analysis Date
The last-possible date a routine failure analysis may be performed to determine the cause of
product failure or defect.
product failure or defect.
May 2, 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.
May 2, 2007
End of Service Contract
Renewal Date
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.
period cannot extend beyond the last date of support.
February 2, 2011
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.
for the product are unavailable, and the product becomes obsolete.
May 2, 2011