EOS/EOL Announcement for the Cisco ATA 188 Analog Telephone Adaptor [Cisco ATA 180 Series Analog Telephone Adaptors]

Product Bulletin No. EOL1044-Amended

Cisco Systems© announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Cisco© ATA 188 Analog Telephone Adaptor. The last day to order the affected product is May 12, 2006. Customers with active service contracts will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) until May 12, 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.

Application software is not being EOS'd, as the ATA186 model will continue to be orderable.

Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco ATA 188 Analog Telephone Adaptor.

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.	06-FEB-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.	12-MAY-2006
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.	01-JUN-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.	12-MAY-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.	12-MAY-2007
End of service contract renewal date	The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.	12-MAY-2007
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.	01-AUG-2010

Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement

End-of-Sale Product Part Number	Product Description	Replacement Product Part Number	Replacement Product Description
ATA188-I1-1P-CH1-A	ATA188-I1 with 1-Port User License	ATA186-I1-1P-CH1-A, or Linksys SPA2102 or SPA2100	ATA186-I1 with 1-Port User License
ATA188-I1-A	Cisco ATA 188 2-Port Adaptor With Switch, 600 Ohm Impedance	ATA186-I1-A, or Linksys SPA2102 or SPA2100	Cisco ATA 186 2-Port Adaptor, 600 Ohm Impedance
ATA188-I2-1P-CH1-A	ATA188-I2 with 1-Port User License	ATA186-I2-1P-CH1-A, or Linksys SPA2102 or SPA2100	ATA186-I2 with 1-Port User License
ATA188-I2-A	Cisco ATA 188 2-Port Adaptor With Switch, Complex Impedance	ATA186-I2-A, or Linksys SPA2102 or SPA2100	Cisco ATA 186 2-Port Adaptor, Complex Impedance

PRODUCT MIGRATION OPTIONS

The recommended replacement for the Cisco ATA 188 Analog Telephone Adaptor is the Cisco ATA 186 Analog Telephone Adaptor or either the Linksys SPA2102 or SPA2100.

The difference between the ATAs 186 and 188 is that the 188 has an extra Ethernet port and an Ethernet switch; the 186 has only one Ethernet port and no switch. Customers may optionally choose to migrate to a Linksys ATA device more comparable to the ATA 188 such as the Linksys SPA2102 or SPA2100. Note: the Linksys SPA2100 offers 2 FXS and 2 Ethernet ports. See http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?c=L_Product_C2&childpagename=US%2FLayout&cid=1126197006057&pagename=Linksys%2FCommon%2FVisitorWrapper, or contact your Linksys sales team for more information.

Table 3. Product Comparisons

Feature	Cisco ATA 188 Analog Telephone Adaptor	Cisco ATA 186 Analog Telephone Adaptor
Ports	Two Ethernet ports, plus Ethernet switch	Single Ethernet port, no switch
Feature	Cisco ATA 188 Analog Telephone Adaptor	Linksys SPA2102 or SPA2100
Ports	Two Ethernet ports, plus Ethernet switch	Two Ethernet ports, plus 2 FXS ports
Protocol	SCCP, SIP	SIP

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.

REFURBISHED EQUIPMENT PROGRAM

Customers may be able to continue to purchase the end-of-sale product through Cisco's 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 the Cisco ATA 188 Analog Telephone Adaptor, visit http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/phones/ps379/prod_eol_notices_list.html or contact your local account representative.

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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