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EOL15144 - Amended
Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco NCS6000 Chassis, Commons and 60x10G Linecard. The last day to order the affected product(s) is February 29, 2024. 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 NCS6000 Chassis, Commons and 60x10G Linecard
| 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 31, 2023 |
| 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 29, 2024 |
| Last Ship 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. |
May 29, 2024 |
| End of Routine Failure Analysis Date: |
The last-possible date a routine failure analysis may be performed to determine the cause of hardware product failure or defect. |
February 28, 2025 |
| 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. |
February 28, 2025 |
| End of Service Contract Renewal Date: |
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product. |
May 26, 2028 |
| Last Date of Support: |
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. |
February 28, 2029 |
Note: The terminal release for NCS6000 is IOS XR Release 7.6.2
Table 2. Product part numbers affected by this announcement
| End-of-Sale Product Part Number |
Product Description |
| NC6-100G-LSR-BN= |
NCS 6000 100GE LSR Bundle |
| NC6-30/60X10G-L-S |
NCS 6000 30x10G LSR SFPP PAYG (Up To 60-Ports) |
| NC6-30/60X10G-L-S= |
NCS 6000 30x10G LSR SFPP PAYG (Up To 60-Ports) |
| NC6-30/60X10G-M-S |
NCS 6000 30x10G Multi-Service SFPP PAYG (Up To 60-Ports) |
| NC6-30/60X10G-M-S= |
NCS 6000 30x10G Multi-Service SFPP PAYG (Up To 60-Ports) |
| NC6-5XFILTER= |
NCS 6008 Chassis Filter 5 PAK |
| NC6-60X10GE-L-S |
NCS 6000 60x10G LSR SFP+ |
| NC6-60X10GE-L-S= |
NCS 6000 60x10G LSR SFP+ Spare |
| NC6-60X10GE-M-S |
NCS 6000 60x10G Multi-Service SFP+ |
| NC6-60X10GE-M-S= |
NCS 6000 60x10G Multi-Service SFP+ Spare |
| NC6-DOOR-F |
NCS 6008 Chassis Left & Right Front Doors |
| NC6-DOOR-F-W |
NCS 6008 Chassis Left & Right Front Doors Wide |
| NC6-DOOR-F-W= |
NCS 6008 Chassis Left & Right Front Door Wide Spare |
| NC6-DOOR-F= |
NCS 6008 Chassis Left & Right Front Doors Spare |
| NC6-DOOR-R |
NCS 6008 Chassis Left & Right Rear Doors |
| NC6-DOOR-R-W |
NCS 6008 Chassis Left & Right Rear Doors Wide |
| NC6-DOOR-R-W= |
NCS 6008 Chassis Left & Right Rear Doors Wide Spare |
| NC6-DOOR-R= |
NCS 6008 Chassis Left & Right Rear Doors Spare |
| NC6-DRILLTEMP |
NCS 6008 Chassis Drill Template |
| NC6-DRILLTEMP= |
NCS 6008 Chassis Drill Template Spare |
| NC6-FANTRAY-2 |
NCS6208 Chassis Fan Tray (2nd Gen support) |
| NC6-FANTRAY-2= |
NCS6208 (2nd Gen) Fan Tray Spare |
| NC6-FC2-U |
NCS600 2T(2nd Gen) Universal Fabric |
| NC6-FC2-U= |
NCS600 2T(2nd Gen) Universal Fabric |
| NC6-FRONT-CM |
NCS 6008 Chassis Front Cable Management |
| NC6-FRONT-CM= |
NCS 6008 Chassis FRONT Cable Management Spare |
| NC6-GRILLE-FB= |
NCS 6008 Chassis Front-Bottom Grille Spare |
| NC6-GRILLE-FT= |
NCS 6008 Chassis Front-Top Grille Spare |
| NC6-GRILLE-R= |
NCS 6008 Chassis Rear Grille Spare |
| NC6-LC-BLANK |
NCS 6008 Chassis Linecard Slot Cover |
| NC6-LC-BLANK2 |
NCS 6008 Chassis Linecard Slot Cover |
| NC6-LC-BLANK2= |
NCS 6008 Chassis Linecard Slot Cover |
| NC6-LC-BLANK= |
NCS 6008 Chassis Linecard Slot Cover Spare |
| NC6-PCM= |
NCS 6008 Power Control Module Spare |
| NC6-PMBUS= |
NCS 6008 Chassis PMBus Spare |
| NC6-REAR-CM |
NCS 6008 Chassis Rear Cable Management |
| NC6-REAR-CM= |
NCS 6008 Chassis REAR Cable Management Spare |
| NC6-RP |
NCS 6008 Route Processor |
| NC6-RP= |
NCS 6008 Route Processor Spare |
| NC6-TROUGH-W= |
NCS 6008 Chassis Trough Wide Spare |
| NC6-TROUGH= |
NCS 6008 Chassis Trough Spare |
| NCS-6208-SYS-S |
NCS 6208 system (2RPs, 6 UFCs, Fans and Power - for 2T) |
| NCS-AC-PWRTRAY |
NCS AC Power Tray |
| NCS-AC-PWRTRAY= |
NCS AC Power Tray Spare |
| NCS-CRFT= |
NCS Craft Panel Display Kit Spare |
| NCS-DC-PWRTRAY |
NCS DC Power Tray |
| NCS-DC-PWRTRAY= |
NCS DC Power Tray Spare |
| NCS-F-5XFILTER= |
NCS Fabric Chassis Filter 5 PAK |
| NCS-F-CHASS |
NCS Fabric Chassis |
| NCS-F-CHASS= |
NCS Fabric Chassis Spare |
| NCS-F-DOOR-F |
NCS Fabric Chassis Doors Front |
| NCS-F-DOOR-F= |
NCS Fabric Chassis Doors Front Spare |
| NCS-F-DOOR-R |
NCS Fabric Chassis Doors Rear |
| NCS-F-DOOR-R= |
NCS Fabric Chassis Doors Rear Spare |
| NCS-F-FANTRAY |
NCS Fabric Chassis Fan Tray |
| NCS-F-FANTRAY= |
NCS Fabric Chassis Fan Tray |
| NCS-F-FC-BLANK |
NCS Fabric Chassis Fabric Card Blank |
| NCS-F-FC-BLANK= |
NCS Fabric Chassis Fabric Card Blank Spare |
| NCS-F-FC2 |
NCS6000 Fabric Chassis 2nd Gen Fabric Card |
| NCS-F-FC2= |
NCS6000 Fabric Chassis 2nd Gen Fabric Card |
| NCS-F-FRONT-CM |
NCS Fabric Chassis Front Cable Management |
| NCS-F-FRONT-CM= |
NCS Fabric Chassis Front Cable Management Spare |
| NCS-F-GRILLE-UF= |
NCS Fabric Chassis Grille Upper Front Spare |
| NCS-F-GRILLE-UR= |
NCS Fabric Chassis Grille Upper Rear Spare |
| NCS-F-H-TROUGH= |
NCS Fabric Chassis Horizontal Trough Spare |
| NCS-F-PCM |
NCS Fabric Chassis PCM |
| NCS-F-PCM= |
NCS Fabric Chassis PCM |
| NCS-F-PDU-DEL-CM= |
NCS Fabric Chassis Delta Chassis Mount Assembly |
| NCS-F-PDU-DEL-RM |
NCS Fabric Chassis Delta Rack Mount Assembly |
| NCS-F-PDU-DEL-RM= |
NCS Fabric Chassis Delta Rack Mount Assembly |
| NCS-F-PDU-DL-CMAS |
NCS Fabric Chassis Delta Cable Management Assembly |
| NCS-F-PDU-DL-RMAS |
NCS Fabric Chassis Delta Rear Management Assembly |
| NCS-F-PDU-WYE-CM= |
NCS Fabric Chassis WYE Chassis Mount Assembly |
| NCS-F-PDU-WYE-CMAS |
NCS Fabric Chassis WYE Cable Management Assembly |
| NCS-F-PDU-WYE-RM= |
NCS Fabric Chassis WYE Rack Mount Assembly |
| NCS-F-PDU-WYE-RMAS |
NCS Fabric Chassis WYE Rear Management Assembly |
| NCS-F-PWR-SHELF |
NCS Fabric Chassis Power Shelf |
| NCS-F-PWR-SHELF= |
NCS Fabric Chassis Power Shelf Spare |
| NCS-F-R-TROUGH= |
NCS Fabric Chassis Trough Spare |
| NCS-F-REAR-CM |
NCS Fabric Chassis Rear Cable Management |
| NCS-F-REAR-CM= |
NCS FCC Rear Cable Management |
| NCS-F-SC |
NCS Fabric Chassis Shelf Controller |
| NCS-F-SC= |
NCS Fabric Chassis Shelf Controller Spare |
| NCS-F-SCSW |
NCS Fabric Chassis Shelf Controller & Switch Card |
| NCS-F-SCSW= |
NCS Fabric Chassis Shelf Controller & Switch Card Spare |
| NCS-F-SYS2 |
NCS 2T Fabric System (6 NCS-F-FC2, 2 FANs, Power) |
| NCS-F-V-TROUGH= |
NCS Fabric Chassis Vertical Trough Spare |
| NCS-L-PDU-DEL-RM |
NCS Line Chassis Delta 3 PDUs Rack Mount Assembly |
| NCS-L-PDU-DEL-RM= |
NCS Line Chassis Delta 3 PDUs Rack Mount Assembly |
| NCS-L-PDU-WYE-RM |
NCS Line Chassis WYE 3 PDUs Rack Mount Assembly |
| NCS-L-PDU-WYE-RM= |
NCS Line Chassis WYE 3 PDUs Rack Mount Assembly |
| NCS-LIFT |
NCS 6008 & NCS Fabric Chassis Lift Dolly |
| NCS-LIFT-BRKT |
CRS Lift upgrade to NCS 6008 & NCS Fabric Chassis Spare |
| NCS-LIFT-BRKT= |
CRS Lift upgrade to NCS 6008 & NCS Fabric Chassis Spare |
| NCS-LIFT= |
NCS 6008 & NCS Fabric Chassis Lift Dolly Spare |
| NCS-MC-LIC600 |
NCS6000 per 60x10GE card IOS-XR multi chassis capability |
| NCS-MC-LIC600= |
NCS6000 per 60x10GE card IOS-XR M/C capability spare |
| NCS-PDU-BRK-MNT |
NCS Fabric Chassis PDU Bracket Mount |
| NCS-PDU-BRK-MNT= |
NSC 6000 Rack-mount PDU Bracket Spare |
| NCS-PDU-BRKT |
NCS PDU Bracket |
| NCS-PDU-BRKT= |
NCS PDU Bracket Spare |
| NCS-PDU-DELTA |
Redundant 3-to-1 Phase DELTA PDU |
| NCS-PDU-DELTA-ASY |
NCS 3 Delta PUDs Assembly |
| NCS-PDU-DELTA= |
Redundant 3-to-1 Phase DELTA PDU |
| NCS-PDU-WYE |
Redundant 3-to-1 Phase WYE PDU |
| NCS-PDU-WYE-ASY |
NCS WYE 3 PDUs Assembly |
| NCS-PDU-WYE= |
Redundant 3-to-1 Phase WYE PDU |
| NCS-PP-100X10-LR |
NCS 100x10GE Patch Panel Long Reach |
| NCS-PP-100X10-LR= |
NCS 100x10GE Patch Panel Long Reach Spare |
| NCS-PP-100X10-SR |
NCS 100x10GE Patch Panel Short Reach |
| NCS-PP-100X10-SR= |
NCS 100x10GE Patch Panel Short Reach |
| NC6-2T-UPGR |
NCS 6008 to 6208 upgrade kit - 2T upgrade kit |
| NC6-60X10GE LIC |
License |
| NC6-UFC-2T-MC-LIC |
2T UFC M/C License for all 6 UFCs |
| NC6-UFC-2T-MC-LIC= |
Spare 2T UFC M/C License for all 6 UFCs |
| NC6-UFC-2T-SC-LIC |
2T UFC S/C License for all 6 UFCs |
| NC6-UFC-2T-SC-LIC= |
Spare 2T UFC S/C License for all 6 UFCs |
| NCS-MC-LIC |
NCS6000 per 10 ports 100GE IOS-XR multichassis capability |
| NCS-MC-LIC-2T |
NCS6000 per 20 ports 100GE IOS-XR multichassis capability |
| NCS-MC-LIC-2T= |
NCS6000 per 20 ports 100GE IOS-XR M/C capability spare |
| NCS-MC-LIC= |
NCS6000 per 10 ports 100GE IOS-XR M/C capability spare |
| S-NC6-MS-UPG |
NCS 6000 Smart License LSR to MS Upgrade Bundle |
| S-NC6-MS-UPG= |
NCS 6000 License LSR to MS Upgrade Bundle |
There is no replacement available for the Cisco NCS6000 Chassis, Commons and 60x10G Linecard at this time.
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 https://www.cisco.com/web/partners/incentives_and_promotions/tmp.html.
Customers may be able to continue to purchase the Cisco NCS6000 Chassis, Commons and 60x10G Linecard 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: https://www.cisco.com/go/eos.
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: https://www.cisco.com/web/about/ac227/ac228/ac231/about_cisco_takeback_recycling.html.
For more information about the Cisco End-of-Life Policy, go to: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/eos-eol-policy.html.
For more information about the Cisco Product Warranties, go to: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/warranty-listing.html.
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