END-OF-LIFE NOTICE. NO. 2820
Cisco Systems® announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco® ONS 15454 SONET 6-Port DS-3 Transmultiplexer Card. The last day to order the affected product is July 15, 2006. Customers with active service contracts will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) until July 15, 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.
Customers are encouraged to migrate to the Cisco ONS 15454 SONET 12-Port DS-3 Transmultiplexer Card, which provides increased port densities plus expanded user options. Information about the replacement product can be found at: http://cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/optical/ps2006/products_data_sheet0900aecd801b95c1.html. Table 3 provides relevant information for migrating from the Cisco ONS 15454 SONET 6-Port DS-3 Transmultiplexer Card to the Cisco ONS 15454 SONET 12-Port DS-3 Transmultiplexer Card.
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco ONS 15454 6-Port DS-3 Transmultiplexer Card
Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
PRODUCT MIGRATION OPTIONS
The recommended replacement for the Cisco ONS 15454 SONET 6-Port DS-3 Transmultiplexer Card is the Cisco ONS 15454 12-Port DS-3 Transmultiplexer Card (Table 3). The 12-port card provides increased port densities, lower cost per port, and the addition of a port-less DS-3 termination option for simplified networking.
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 the Cisco 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 ONS 15454 multiservice provisioning platforms (MSPPs), 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/pcgi-bin/Support/FieldNoticeTool/field-notice.
