ONS 15600 R1.1.1 EOS/EOL [Cisco ONS 15600 Series]

PRODUCT BULLETIN NO. 2575

Cisco Systems® announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco® 15600-R1.1.1SWCD, 15600-LIC-R1.1.1 and SF15600-R1.1.1. The last day to order the Cisco 15600-R1.1.1SWCD, 15600-LIC-R1.1.1, and SF15600-R1.1.1 is February 28, 2005. Customers with active service contracts will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) until February 28, 2010. Table 1 describes the end-of-life milestones, definitions, and dates for the Cisco 15600-R1.1.1SWCD, 15600-LIC-R1.1.1, and SF15600-R1.1.1. Table 2 lists the product part numbers affected by this announcement.

Customers are encouraged to migrate to the Cisco 15600-R1.1.2SWCD, 15600-LIC-R1.1.2, and SF15600-R1.1.2, which is the next release of software for the ONS15600. Information about the replacement product can be found at: http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/ong/15600/index.htm (will be added when FCS'd) Table 3 provides relevant information for migrating from the Cisco 15600-R1.1.1SWCD, 15600-LIC-R1.1.1, and SF15600-R1.1.1 to the 15600-R1.1.2SWCD, 15600-LIC-R1.1.2 and SF15600-R1.1.2 respectively.

Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco [Product Name]

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 30, 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.	February 28, 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.	May 30, 2005
End of software maintenance releases date	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.	February 28, 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.	February 28, 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.	February 28, 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.	November 30, 2009
Last date of support	The last date to receive service and support for the product. After this date, all support services for the product are unavailable, and the product becomes obsolete.	February 28, 2010

Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement

End-of-Sale Product Part Number	Product Description
15600-R1.1.1SWCD	Rel 1.1.1 AE Feature Pkg, CD
15600-LIC-R1.1.1	Right to use sw license R1.1.1
SF15600-R1.1.1	Rel 1.1.1 SW, Pre-Loaded on TSC

PRODUCT MIGRATION OPTIONS

The recommended replacement for the Cisco 15600-R1.1.1SWCD, 15600-LIC-R1.1.1, and SF15600-R1.1.1 is to 15600-R1.1.2SWCD, 15600-LIC-R1.1.2 and SF15600-R1.1.2 (Table 3). The migration for existing R1.1.1 customers is to upgrade to R1.1.2 software. This can be accomplished by downloading the maintenance release and following the software update procedure. R1.1.2 is being provided to eliminate the required R1.1.1 cisco15 user account and 15600-FTA2 functionality.

Table 3. Product Comparisons

Cisco [End-of-Life Product Name]	Cisco [Replacement Product Name]
15600-R1.1.1SWCD	15600-R1.1.2SWCD
15600-LIC-R1.1.1	15600-LIC-R1.12
SF15600-R1.1.1	SF15600-R1.1.2

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 can simply order 1560015600-R1.1.2SWCD, 15600-LIC-R1.1.2, and SF15600-R1.1.2 or 15600-LIC-UPG software.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

For more information about the Cisco ONS 15600, visit http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/optical/ps4533/index.html and/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/cgi-bin/Support/FieldNoticeTool/field-notice

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