Cisco Systems® announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco® SOHO 78 G.SHDSL and Cisco 828 G.SHDSL routers. The last day to order the affected products is March 31, 2006. Customers with active service contracts will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) until March 31, 2011. Table 1 describes the end-of-life milestones, definitions, and dates for the affected products. Table 2 lists the product part numbers affected by this announcement.
Customers are encouraged to migrate to the Cisco 878 Integrated Services Router, which allows small offices to operate secure concurrent services, including firewall, VPN, and wireless LAN. Information about the replacement product can be found at: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6203/index.html. Table 3 provides relevant information for migrating to the replacement product.
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for Cisco SOHO 78 G.SHDSL and Cisco 828 G.SHDSL Routers
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.
September 30, 2005
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.
March 31, 2006
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.
June 30, 2006
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.
March 31, 2007
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.
March 31, 2007
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.
March 31, 2007
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 day of support.
June 30, 2010
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.
March 31, 2011
Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
End-of-Sale Product Part Number
Product Description
Replacement Product Part Number
Replacement Product Description
CISCOSOHO78
SOHO G.SHDSL router
CISCO878-K9
CISCO878-SEC-K9
CISCO878W-G-A-K9
CISCO878W-G-E-K9
G.SHDSL security router
Cisco 878 Security Bundle with Plus feature set
G.SHDSL security router with wireless 802.11g FCC compliance
G.SHDSL security router with wireless 802.11g ETSI compliance
CISCO828
G.SHDSL router, 1E, 1G.SHDSL
PRODUCT MIGRATION OPTIONS
The recommended replacement for the Cisco SOHO 78 G.SHDSL and Cisco 828 G.SHDSL routers is the Cisco 878 (Table 3). This integrated services router allows small offices to operate secure concurrent services, including firewall, VPNs, and wireless LANs, at broadband speeds.
Table 3. Product Comparisons
Feature
Cisco SOHO 78
Cisco 828
Cisco 878/878W
LAN
4-port, 10-Mbps Ethernet hub
4-port, 10-Mbps Ethernet hub
4-port Fast Ethernet 10/100 managed switch
WAN
2-wire G.SHDSL
2-wire G.SHDSL
4-wire G.SHDSL
Out-of-Band Management
No
No
Out-of-band management through built-in ISDN port or external modem
Dial Backup
No
No
Yes, through external modem
Wireless Option
No
No
Integrated 802.11b/g
(876W only)
Flash Memory (Default, Maximum)
8 MB, 16 MB
8 MB, 16 MB
24 MB, 52 MB
DRAM (default, maximum)
8 MB, 16 MB
32 MB, 32 MB
128 MB, 256 MB
Power over Ethernet
No
No
Optional
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.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
For more information about the Cisco SOHO 78 G.SHDSL and Cisco 828 G.SHDSL routers, visit http://www.cisco.com/go/soho90 and http://www.cisco.com/go/800 or contact your local Cisco 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.
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