product bulletin no. 2557
Cisco Systems® announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco® ONS 15454 SMB-to-BNC 75-foot cable assembly. The last day to order the Cisco ONS 15454 75-foot SMB-to-BNC cable assembly is January 30, 2005. Customers with active service contracts will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) until April 30, 2005. Table 1 describes the end-of-life milestones, definitions, and dates for the Cisco ONS 15454 75-foot SMB-to-BNC cable assembly. Table 2 lists the product numbers affected by this announcement.
Information about this product can be found at: http://cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/optical/ps2006/index.html. There is no replacement product available from Cisco Systems; however, many other companies sell SMB-to-BNC cable assemblies.
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco ONS 15454 75-foot SMB-to-BNC Cable Assembly
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. |
July 30, 2004 |
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. |
January 30, 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. |
April 30, 2005 |
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. |
April 30, 2005 |
Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
End-of-Sale Product Part Number |
Product Description |
15454-SMB-BNC-75= |
Cable assembly, SMB connector to BNC connector, 75 feet, spare |
proDuct migration options
A replacement product for the Cisco ONS 15454 75-foot SMB-to-BNC cable assembly is not available through Cisco Systems. Replacement cable assemblies are available from many third-party cable assembly equipment manufacturers and equipment distributors.
For More Information
For more information about the Cisco ONS 15454 75-foot SMB-to-BNC cable assembly, visit: http://cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/optical/ps2006/index.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