Product Bulletin No. EOL1047
Cisco Systems® announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Cisco® 36 Port EtherSwitch network modules for the Cisco 2600, 2800, 3600, 3700 and 3800 Series routers. The last day to order the affected product is 27-MAR-2007. Customers with active service contracts will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) until 25-MAR-2012.
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.
Cisco encourages customers to migrate to the new Cisco EtherSwitch service modules which greatly expand the capabilities of integrated switching within Cisco integrated services routers by providing support for new features such as IEEE 802.3af Power over Ethernet (PoE), local Layer 3 switching, Cisco Network Assistant and Cisco Emergency Responder, higher port density, and Cisco StackWise interfaces (available on NME-XD-24-1S-P only), as well as software feature parity with Cisco Catalyst 3750 Series switches. Additionally, the new Cisco EtherSwitch service modules are the first modules that can take full advantage of the increased performance capabilities and new form factors of the enhanced network module slot on Cisco Integrated Services Routers. For more information about the new EtherSwitch service modules, please visit http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/routers/ps5855/product_data_sheet0900aecd8028d15f.html.
Customers are encouraged to migrate to the Cisco EtherSwitch service modules, which provide superior functionality over the 36 port Cisco EtherSwitch network modules. Information about the replacement product can be found at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/routers/ps5855/product_data_sheet0900aecd8028d15f.html.
Table 3 provides relevant information for migrating to the replacement product.
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the 36 Port Cisco Ethernet Switching Network Modules
Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
PRODUCT MIGRATION OPTIONS
The recommended replacements for the Cisco 36 Port Cisco Ethernet Switching Network Modules are the Cisco EtherSwitch Service Modules.
Customers who are using the 36-Port Cisco Ethernet Switching Network Modules are encouraged to migrate to either the NME-XD-48ES-2S-P, NME-XD-24ES-1S-P, NME-X-23ES-1G-P, and NME-X-23ES-1G. The new Cisco EtherSwitch service modules help ensure maximum availability, high performance, higher port density, ease of upgrade, and expandability and compatibility with the Cat 3750 EtherSwitch. The modules have their own processors, switching engines, and Flash memory that run independent of the host router resources, helping to ensure maximum concurrent switching and routing performance and enabling advanced switch features such as localized IP routing on the EtherSwitch service module. Additionally, Cisco EtherSwitch service modules run their own software, independent of the router's Cisco IOS Software image, allowing for easy upgrades and ongoing software feature parity with Cisco Catalyst 3750 Series switches. For more information about the new EtherSwitch modules, please visit http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/routers/ps5855/product_data_sheet0900aecd8028d15f.html.
Table 3. Product Comparisons
Customers can use the Cisco Technology Migration Plan (TMP) to trade in products and receive credit toward the purchase of new Cisco equipment. For more information about Cisco TMP, go to http://www.cisco.com/go/tradein/. The Cisco TMP application requires all users to have a Cisco.com user ID.
Customers may be able to continue to purchase the end-of-sale product through Cisco's Authorized Refurbished Equipment program. Refurbished units of the end-of-sale product are available in limited supply for sale in certain countries on a first-come, first-served basis. For information about the refurbished equipment program, go to http://www.cisco.com/en/US/ordering/or6/or17/order_refurbished_equipment_program_description.html.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
For more information about the Cisco 36 Port Cisco Ethernet Switching Network Modules, visit http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/routers/ps259/product_data_sheet09186a00801aca3e.html or contact your local account representative.
For more information about the Cisco End-of-Life Policy, go to: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/prod_end_of_life.html
To subscribe to receive end-of-life/end-of-sale information, go to: http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/Support/FieldNoticeTool/field-notice
