Cisco Systems® announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco® Catalyst® 3508G XL Switch. The last day to order the Cisco Catalyst 3508G XL is September 17, 2005. Customers with active service contracts will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) until September 17, 2010. Table 1 describes the end-of-life milestones, definitions, and dates for the Cisco Catalyst 3508G XL. Table 2 lists the product numbers affected by this announcement.
Customers are encouraged to migrate to the Cisco Catalyst 3750G-12S Switch. The Catalyst 3750 Series switches improve LAN operating efficiency by combining industry-leading ease of use and the highest resiliency available for stackable switches. This product series represents the next generation in desktop switches, and features Cisco StackWise™ technology, a 32 Gbps stack interconnect that allows customers to build a unified, highly resilient switching system-one switch at a time.
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco Catalyst 3508G XL Switch
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.
March 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.
September 17, 2005
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.
December 17, 2005
End of Software 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.
September 17, 2006
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.
September 17, 2006
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.
September 17, 2006
End of Service Contract 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.
June 17, 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.
September 17, 2010
Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
The recommended replacement for the Cisco Catalyst 3508G XL is the Cisco Catalyst 3750G-12S (Table 3). The Catalyst 3750 Series eases deployment of converged applications and adapts to changing business needs by providing configuration flexibility, support for converged network patterns, and automation of intelligent network services configurations.
Security features (ACLs, 802.1x, SSH, SNMPv3, DHCP snooping, dynamic ARP inspection, IP source guard, and more)
No
Yes
Superior manageability (Smartports, express setup, RSPAN, and more)
No
Yes
IP routing
No
Yes
IPv6 routing support in hardware
No
Yes
Forwarding rate for 64-byte packets
7 Mpps
17.9 Mpps (wire-speed)
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 tohave a Cisco.com user ID.
Customers may be able to continue to purchase the Cisco Catalyst 3508G XL through Cisco's Authorized Refurbished Equipment program. Refurbished units of the Catalyst 3508G XL are available in limited supply for sale in certain countries on a first-come-first-serve 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 Catalyst 3508G XL, visit the following Websites or contact your local account representative or Ciscochannel partner.
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