End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco 7603 Router [Cisco 7600 Series Routers]

End-of-Life Notice, No. EOL5030 - Amended

Cisco Systems® announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco® 7603 Router. The last day to order the affected product is March 1, 2006. Customers with active service contracts will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) until March 1, 2011. 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.

Customers are encouraged to migrate to the Cisco 7604 Chassis. Information about the replacement product can be found at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/routers/ps368/ps6316/product_data_sheet0900aecd8027cc3e.html.

This end-of-sale notice is only applicable for the Cisco 7603 and does not affect the Cisco 6503E chassis.

Table 3 provides relevant information for migrating to the replacement product.

Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco 7603 Router

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.	September 1, 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.	March 1, 2006
Last Ship 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.	June 1, 2006
End of SW 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.	March 1, 2007
End of Routine Failure Analysis Date	The last-possible date a routine failure analysis may be performed to determine the cause of product failure or defect.	March 1, 2007
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.	March 1, 2007
End of Service Contract Renewal Date	The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.	September 1, 2010
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.	March 1, 2011

Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement

End-of-Sale Product Part Number	Product Description	Replacement Product Part Number	Replacement Product Description
7603-SUP720XL-PS	Cisco 7603, 3-slot, Supervisor Engine 720-3BXL, power supply	7604-SUP720XL-PS/7604-2SUP720XL-2PS	Cisco 7604, 4-slot, Supervisor Engine 720-3BXL, PS/2PS
7603-SUP7203B-PS	Cisco 7603, 3-slot, Supervisor Engine 7203B, power supply	7604-SUP7203B-PS/7604-2SUP7203B-2PS	Cisco 7604, 4-slot, Supervisor Engine 720-3B, PS/2PS
CISCO7603=	Cisco 7603 Router, spare	CISCO7604=	Cisco 7604 Router, spare
PWR-950-AC= PEM-15A-AC= PWR-950-DC= PEM-DC/3 PWR-1400-AC= PEM-20A-AC+= FAN-MOD-3HS= KIT-MNTG-CG-3	Cisco 7603 power supplies	PWR-2700-AC/4 PWR-2700-DC/4	2700W AC/DC power supply for Cisco 7604 and 6504-E

Product Migration Options

The recommended replacement for the Cisco 7603 is the Cisco 7604 Router. The 4-slot Cisco 7604 delivers performance in a compact 5-rack unit (5-RU) form factor. It can be configured two ways - with a single supervisor engine and up to three line cards, or with dual supervisor engines and up to two line cards for high availability and redundancy.

Table 3. Product Comparisons

Feature	Cisco 7603 Router	Cisco 7604 Router
Physical specifications	4-RU (7-inch) chassis	5-RU (8.75-inch) chassis
Slots	3-slot chassis	4-slot chassis

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 the 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 the Cisco 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 Cisco products, please contact your Cisco account manager and/or Cisco channel partner.

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.

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