End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco ASR 903 Route Switch Processor 1

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Updated:October 18, 2016

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Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco ASR 903 Route Switch Processor 1. The last day to order the affected product(s) is October 17, 2017. 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 under the terms and conditions of customers' service contract.

Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco ASR 903 Route Switch Processor 1

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.	October 17, 2016
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.	October 17, 2017
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.	January 15, 2018
End of SW Maintenance Releases Date: HW	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.	October 17, 2018
End of Routine Failure Analysis Date: HW	The last-possible date a routine failure analysis may be performed to determine the cause of hardware product failure or defect.	October 17, 2018
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.	October 17, 2018
End of Service Contract Renewal Date: HW	The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.	January 15, 2022
Last Date of Support: HW	The last date to receive applicable service and support for the product as entitled by active service contracts or by warranty terms and conditions. After this date, all support services for the product are unavailable, and the product becomes obsolete.	October 31, 2022

HW = Hardware OS SW = Operating System Software App. SW = Application Software

Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement

End-of-Sale Product Part Number	Product Description	Replacement Product Part Number	Replacement Product Description	Additional Information
A903-BUN-2R1A-8S-1	ASR903 Bundle with dual RSPs, PSU, single IM-8S, Metro LIC	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
A903-BUN-R1A-2XZGE	ASR903 Bundle with 2xRSP1A, 2x1port 10G IM and Chassis	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
A903-BUN-R1A-8S-1	ASR903 Bundle with 1 - PS, RSP, IM-8S and Metro IP license	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
A903-BUN-R1B-2XZGE	ASR903 Bundle with 2xRSP1B, 2x1port 10G IM and Chassis	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
A903-RSP1A-55	ASR 903 Route Switch Processor 1, Base Scale	A900-RSP2A-128	ASR 900 Route Switch Processor 2 - 128G, Base Scale	RSP2, RSP3
A903-RSP1A-55	ASR 903 Route Switch Processor 1, Base Scale	A900-RSP2A-64	ASR 900 Route Switch Processor 2 - 64G, Base Scale	RSP2, RSP3
A903-RSP1A-55	ASR 903 Route Switch Processor 1, Base Scale	A900-RSP3C-200-S	ASR 900 Route Switch Processor 3, 200G, XL Scale, non-wide	RSP2, RSP3
A903-RSP1A-55	ASR 903 Route Switch Processor 1, Base Scale	A900-RSP3C-400-S	ASR 900 Route Switch Processor 3, 400G, XL Scale, non-wide	RSP2, RSP3
A903-RSP1A-55-IOT	ASR 903 Route Switch Processor 1, Base Scale	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
A903-RSP1A-55-IOT=	ASR 903 Route Switch Processor 1, Base Scale	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
A903-RSP1A-55=	ASR 903 Route Switch Processor 1, Base Scale, Spare	A900-RSP2A-128	ASR 900 Route Switch Processor 2 - 128G, Base Scale	RSP2, RSP3
A903-RSP1A-55=	ASR 903 Route Switch Processor 1, Base Scale, Spare	A900-RSP2A-64	ASR 900 Route Switch Processor 2 - 64G, Base Scale	RSP2, RSP3
A903-RSP1A-55=	ASR 903 Route Switch Processor 1, Base Scale, Spare	A900-RSP3C-200-S	ASR 900 Route Switch Processor 3, 200G, XL Scale, non-wide	RSP2, RSP3
A903-RSP1A-55=	ASR 903 Route Switch Processor 1, Base Scale, Spare	A900-RSP3C-400-S	ASR 900 Route Switch Processor 3, 400G, XL Scale, non-wide	RSP2, RSP3
A903-RSP1B-55	ASR 903 Route Switch Processor 1, Large Scale	A900-RSP3C-200-S	ASR 900 Route Switch Processor 3, 200G, XL Scale, non-wide	RSP3
A903-RSP1B-55	ASR 903 Route Switch Processor 1, Large Scale	A900-RSP3C-400-S	ASR 900 Route Switch Processor 3, 400G, XL Scale, non-wide	RSP3
A903-RSP1B-55-IOT	ASR 903 Route Switch Processor 1, Large Scale	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
A903-RSP1B-55-IOT=	ASR 903 Route Switch Processor 1, Large Scale	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.	-	-
A903-RSP1B-55=	ASR 903 Route Switch Processor 1, Large Scale, Spare	A900-RSP3C-200-S	ASR 900 Route Switch Processor 3, 200G, XL Scale, non-wide	RSP3
A903-RSP1B-55=	ASR 903 Route Switch Processor 1, Large Scale, Spare	A900-RSP3C-400-S	ASR 900 Route Switch Processor 3, 400G, XL Scale, non-wide	RSP3

Product Migration Options

Customers are encouraged to migrate to the Cisco ASR 900 Route Switch Processor 2 (RSP2), and the Cisco ASR 900 Route Switch Processor 3 (RSP3). Information about this product can be found at: http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/routers/asr-903-series-aggregation-services-routers/data_sheet_c78-715296.html.

Customers may be able to use the Cisco Technology Migration Program (TMP) where applicable to trade-in eligible 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/incentives_and_promotions/tmp.html.

Customers may be able to continue to purchase the Cisco ASR 903 Route Switch Processor 1 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 properly dispose 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.

For More Information

For more information about the Cisco End-of-Life Policy, go to: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_end-of-life_policy.html.

For more information about the Cisco Product Warranties, go to: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/prod_warranties_listing.html.

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