Cisco® announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Cisco 4-Port OC-12 ATM Line Cards. The last day to order the affected product(s) is December 30, 2004. Customers with active service contracts will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) as shown in Table 1 of the EoL bulletin. Table 1 describes the end-of-life milestones, definitions, and dates for the affected product(s). Table 2 lists the product part numbers affected by this announcement. For customers with active and paid service and support contracts, support will be available until the termination date of the contract, even if this date exceeds the Last Date of Support shown in Table 1.
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco 4-Port OC-12 ATM Line Cards
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.
December 10, 2003
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.
December 30, 2004
Last Ship Date: HW
The last-possible ship date that can be requested of Cisco and/or its contract manufacturers. Actual ship date is dependent on lead time.
April 1, 2005
End of SW Maintenance Releases Date:
OS SW
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.
December 30, 2007
End of Routine Failure Analysis Date: HW
The last-possible date a routine failure analysis may be performed to determine the cause of product failure or defect.
December 30, 2005
End of New Service Attachment Date: HW
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.
December 30, 2005
End of Service Contract Renewal Date: HW
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.
December 30, 2008
Last Date of Support: HW
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.
December 30, 2009
HW = Hardware
OS SW = Operating System Software
App. SW = Application Software
Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
End-of-Sale Product Part Number
Product Description
Replacement Product Part Number
Replacement Product Description
4OC12/ATM-IR-SC
4 port OC-12/STM4 ATM LC Intermediate Reach
4OC12X/ATM-IR-SC
4-port OC12/STM4 Eng 3 ATM - 1x512MB default mem
4OC12/ATM-IR-SC=
4 port OC-12/STM4 ATM LC Intermediate Reach spare
4OC12X/ATM-IR-SC=
4-port OC12/STM4 Eng 3 ATM - 1x512MB default mem
4OC12/ATM-MM-SC
4 port OC-12/STM4 ATM Line Card multimode
4OC12X/ATM-MM-SC
4-port OC12/STM4 Eng 3 ATM - 1x512MB default mem
4OC12/ATM-MM-SC=
4 port OC-12/STM4 ATM Line Card multimode spare
4OC12X/ATM-MM-SC=
4-port OC12/STM4 Eng 3 ATM - 1x512MB default mem
Product Migration Options
Customers are encouraged to migrate to the [MIGRATION/REPLACEMENT PRODUCT NAME]. Information about this product can be found at: [URL FOR THE MIGRATION/REPLACEMENT PRODUCT WEB SITE ON CISCO.COM].
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 Cisco 4-Port OC-12 ATM Line Cards through the Cisco Certified Refurbished Equipment program. Refurbished units may be available in limited supply for sale in certain countries on a first-come, first-served basis until the Last Date of Support has been reached. For information about the Cisco Certified Refurbished Equipment program, go to http://www.cisco.com/go/eos.
