EOS/EOL for Cisco NPE-225 Network Processing Engine Supported on uBR7246VXR [Cisco uBR7200 Series Universal Broadband Routers]

END-OF-LIFE NOTICE, NO. 2720

Cisco Systems® announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco® NPE-225 Network Processing Engine supported on the Cisco uBR7246VXR Universal Broadband Router. The last day to order the Cisco NPE-225 on the Cisco uBR7246VXR is July 27, 2005. Customers with active service contracts will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) until July 27, 2010. Table 1 describes the end-of-life milestones, definitions, and dates for the Cisco NPE-225 on the Cisco uBR7246VXR. Table 2 lists the product part numbers affected by this announcement.

Customers are encouraged to migrate to the Cisco NPE-400 Network Processing Engine which offers increased processing. Information about the Cisco NPE-400 can be found at: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/routers/ps341/products_installation_and_configuration_guide_chapter09186a00804a58e5.html. Table 3 provides relevant information for migrating from the Cisco NPE-225 to the Cisco NPE-400.

Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco NPE-225 Network Processing Engine

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.	January 27, 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.	July 27, 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.	October 27, 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.	July 27, 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.	July 27, 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.	July 27, 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.	April 27, 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.	July 27, 2010

Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement

End-of-Sale Product Part Number	Product Description
NPE-225	Cisco NPE-225 Network Processing Engine (128 MB default memory)
NPE-225=	Cisco NPE-225 Network Processing Engine (128 MB default memory) spare

PRODUCT MIGRATION OPTIONS

The recommended replacement for the Cisco NPE-225 is the Cisco NPE-400 (Table 3).

Table 3. Product Comparisons

Feature	End-of-Life Cisco NPE-225 Network Processing Engine	Cisco NPE-400 Network Processing Engine
Processor	262.5 MHz RISC 5271 processor	350 MHz RISC 7000 processor
Cache	2 MB Layer 2 cache	256 KB Layer 2 cache 4 MB Layer 3 cache
Memory	64 MB SDRAM (expandable to 256 MB)	128 MB SDRAM (expandable to 512 MB)

FOR MORE INFORMATION

For more information about the Cisco NPE-400, contact your local account representative or visit http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/routers/ps341/products_installation_and_configuration_guide_chapter09186a00804a58b3.html

For more information about the Cisco End-of-Life Policy, visit: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/prod_end_of_life.html

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