End-of-Life Notice, No. 2632
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Cisco Systems® announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco® ONS 15454 24-Port BNC Electrical Interface Adapter (EIA) Panel. The last day to order this panel is November 15, 2005. Customers with active service contracts will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) until November 15, 2010. Table 1 describes the end-of-life milestones, definitions, and dates for this panel. Table 2 lists the product part numbers affected by this announcement.
Customers are encouraged to migrate to the Cisco ONS 15454 48-Port High-Density BNC EIA Panel, which provides access to additional shelf slots.
Information about the replacement product can be found in the Cisco ONS 15454 user documentation at: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/optical/ps2006/tsd_products_support_series_home.html. Table 3 provides relevant information for migrating from the Cisco ONS 15454 24-Port BNC EIA Panel to the Cisco ONS 15454 48-Port High-Density BNC EIA Panel.
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for Cisco ONS 15454 24-Port BNC EIA Panel
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. |
November 15, 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. |
November 15, 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. |
February 15, 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. |
November 15, 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. |
November 15, 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. |
August 15, 2010 |
Last date of support |
The last date to receive service and support for the product. After this date, allsupport services for the product are unavailable, and the product becomesobsolete. |
November 15, 2010 |
Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
End-of-Sale Product Part Number |
Product Description |
15454-EIA-1BNCA24 |
24-port BNC EIA panel, A side, for high-density and prior-version shelf assemblies |
15454-EIA-1BNCA24= |
24-port BNC EIA panel, A side, for high-density and prior-version shelf assemblies, spare |
15454-EIA-1BNCB24 |
24-port BNC EIA panel, B side, for high-density and prior-version shelf assemblies |
15454-EIA-1BNCB24= |
24-port BNC EIA panel, B side, for high-density and prior-version shelf assemblies, spare |
proDuct migration options
The recommended replacement for the Cisco ONS 15454 24-Port BNC EIA Panel is the Cisco ONS 15454 48-Port High-Density BNC EIA Panel (Table 3). The replacement EIA panel provides additional shelf-slot access for more system flexibility.
Table 3. Product Comparisons
Feature |
Cisco End-of-Life Product: Cisco ONS 15454 24-Port BNCEIAPanel |
Cisco Replacement Product: Cisco ONS 15454 48-Port High-Density BNC EIA Panel |
Part numbers |
15454-EIA-1BNCA24 15454-EIA-1BNCA24= 15454-EIA-1BNCB24 15454-EIA-1BNCB24= |
15454-EIA-1BNCA48 15454-EIA-1BNCA48= 15454-EIA-1BNCB48 15454-EIA-1BNCB48= |
Connectors, BNC |
24 transmit and 24 receive per EIA panel |
48 transmit and 48 receive per EIA panel |
Slot access A side B side |
Slots 2 and 4 Slots 14 and 16 |
Slots 2 and 4 Slots 14 and 16 |
Protection types supported |
1:1 |
1:N, N≤4 |
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.
Customers may be able to continue to purchase the Cisco ONS 15454 24-Port BNC EIA Panel through the Cisco Authorized Refurbished Equipment program. Refurbished units of this product are available in limited supply 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 ONS 15454, visit http://cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/optical/ps2006/index.html orcontactyour local Cisco 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,
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