Cisco Systems® announces the end of life of the Cisco IOS® Software Release 12.0SP Train of the Cisco® 10720 Router. Table 1 describes the end-of-life milestones, definitions, and dates. Table 2 lists the product part numbers affected by this announcement.
Customers are encouraged to migrate to the images based on the latest Cisco IOS Software Release 12.0S Train. Please note that the new version of the Gigabit Ethernet/Fast Ethernet TX module is only supported in Cisco IOS images based on Release 12.0(25)S or higher. The end-of-sale date for the older version of this card is June 30, 2004.
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for Cisco IOS Software Release 12.0SP Train
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.
May 15, 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.
November 15, 2004
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.
November 15, 2005
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.
November 15, 2009
Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
End-of-Sale Product Part Number
Product Description
S107Z-12.0.20SP(=)
Cisco 10700 Series IOS Service Provider
S107K5Z-12.0.20SP(=)
Cisco 10700 Series IOS Service Provider/Secured Shell
S107Z-12.0.21SP(=)
Cisco 10700 Series IOS Service Provider
S107K5Z-12.0.21SP(=)
Cisco 10700 Series IOS Service Provider/Secured Shell
PRODUCT MIGRATION OPTIONS
The recommended replacement is Cisco IOS software Release 12.0S, which contains all new features as well as supports newer hardware modules.
Table 3. Product Comparisons
12.0SP
12.0S
Number of releases
2
7
Release numbers
12.0(20)SP
12.0(21)SP
12.0(22)S
12.0(23)S
12.0(24)S
12.0(25)S
12.0(26)S
12.0(27)S
12.0(28)S
Features supported
(major categories)
IPv4 basic features
L2VPN based on UTI
IPv4 and MPLS features including L3VPN
QoS enhancements
L2VPN based on L2TPv3 and EoMPLS
IPv6 features
Hardware modules supported
AC and DC chassis
24-port Fast Ethernet access module
4-port Gigabit Ethernet and 8-port Fast Ethernet access module-older version
(EoS - June 30, 2004)
2XOC-48 DPT uplink modules
2XOC-48 POS uplink modules
Console and auxiliary module
AC and DC chassis
24-port Fast Ethernet access module
4-port Gigabit Ethernet and 8-port Fast Ethernet access module-both older version and version B
2XOC-48 DPT uplink modules
2XOC-48 POS uplink modules
Console and auxiliary module
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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