Product Bulletin No. EOL1046
Cisco Systems® announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Cisco® Digital T1, E1 and J1 Packet Voice Trunk Network Modules. The last day to order the affected product is September 25, 2006. Customers with active service contracts will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) until September 24, 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.
This end-of-sale and end-of-life announcement covers all of the Digital T1, E1 and J1 Packet Voice Trunk Network Modules, all associated Digital T1, E1, and J1 bundles (including conferencing/transcoding DSP farm), the J1 Voice interface card, and the associated Packet Voice Digital Signal Processor Modules.
Customers are encouraged to migrate to the Cisco IP Communications High-Density Digital Voice/fax Network Module and the High-Density Packet Voice Digital Signal Processor Modules. The Cisco IP Communications High-Density Digital Voice/Fax Network Modules (NM-HDV2, NM-HDV2-1T1/E1 and NM-HDV2-2T1/E1) deliver high-density digital voice connectivity, high-density WAN connectivity, analog voice connectivity, and conferencing and transcoding capability in a network module form factor. These modules offer significant advantages such as higher port, channel densities and features over the Digital T1, E1 Packet Voice Trunk Network Modules. The associated digital signal processors (DSPs) are the High-Density Packet Voice Digital Signal Processor modules that support higher channel densities, more memory, processing power, features and flexibility for voice applications.
Information about the replacement products can be found at the following links:
• http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/modules/ps5365/products_data_sheet09186a0080191d41.html
• http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/modules/ps3115/products_data_sheet0900aecd8016e845.html
Table 3 provides relevant information for migrating to the replacement product.
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Digital T1, E1 and J1 Packet Voice Trunk Network Modules
Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
PRODUCT MIGRATION OPTIONS
The recommended replacement for the Cisco Digital T1, E1 and J1 Packet Voice Trunk Network Modules are the IP Communications High-Density Digital Voice/Fax Network Module and corresponding High-Density Voice/Fax Digital Signal Processors. As can be seen from Table 3, they offer more features, higher densities and more flexibility including twice the number of digital voice ports, more than three times the number of conferencing sessions, and more than twice the number of transcoding sessions.
Table 3. Product Comparisons
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 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 End-of-Life Policy, go to: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/prod_end_of_life.html
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