Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Cisco® uBR7200 Modem Cards with 1 Downstream, 6 Upstream Ports and 2 Downstream, 8 Upstream Ports. The last day to order the affected product(s) is February 16, 2007. 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.
Customers are encouraged to migrate to the Cisco uBR7200 Series Universal Card (part number UBR-MC28U), which has additional features including advanced physical layer, ATDMA, and onboard CPU for enhanced RF and throughput performance. The UBR-MC28U has an internal upconverter, while the cards with part numbers UBR-MC16X and UBR-MC28X do not. Table 2 provides relevant information for migrating to the replacement product.
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco uBR7200 Modem Cards with 1 Downstream, 6 Upstream Ports and 2 Downstream, 8 Upstream Ports
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.
August 18, 2006
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.
February 16, 2007
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.
May 17, 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.
February 16, 2008
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.
February 16, 2008
End of Service Contract Renewal Date:
HW
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.
May 14, 2011
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.
February 15, 2012
HW = Hardware OS SW = Operating System Software App. SW = Application Software
Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
uBR7200 Universal Card 2 DS w/Upx, 8 US, SpecMgmt, CPU
Product Migration Options
Customers are encouraged to migrate to the Cisco uBR7200 Series modem card featuring 2 downstreams with upconverter, 8 upstreams, advanced time-division multiple access, advanced physical layer, and onboard CPU (part number UBR-MC28U). Information about this product can be found at: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/modules/ps4969/products_data_sheet0900aecd8012a71e.html.
Table 3. Product Comparisons
Feature
Cisco uBR7200 Modem Cards with 1 Downstream, 6 Upstream Ports and 2 Downstream, 8 Upstream Ports
Cisco uBR7200 Series MC28U Modem Card
DOCSIS 2.0 A-TDMA support
No
Yes
Integrated Upconverters
No
Yes
Advanced PHY and advanced RF features and characteristics
No
Yes
On-Board Cisco uBR7200-NPE-G1 and NPE-G2 Network Processing Engine
No
Yes
Customers can use the Cisco Technology Migration Program (TMP) to trade-in products and receive credit toward the purchase of new Cisco equipment. For more information about Cisco TMP, customers should work with their Cisco Partner or Cisco account team. Cisco Partners can find additional TMP information on Partner Central at http://www.cisco.com/web/partners/pr11/incentive/tmp/index.html.
Customers may be able to continue to purchase the Cisco uBR7200 Modem Cards with 1 Downstream, 6 Upstream Ports and 2 Downstream, 8 Upstream Ports 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.
Service prices for Cisco products are subject to change after the product End of Sale date.
The Cisco Takeback and Recycle program helps businesses dispose properly of surplus products that have reached their end of useful life. The program is open to all business users of Cisco equipment and its associated brands and subsidiaries. For more information, go to: http://www.cisco.com/web/about/ac227/ac228/ac231/about_cisco_takeback_recycling.html.
