Cisco Systems® announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco® 2612 Multiservice Access Router Platform. The last day to order the affected product is July 24, 2006. Customers with active service contracts will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) until July 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. Table 3 provides relevant information for migrating to the replacement product.
The Cisco 2612 is normally deployed for Token Ring support. IBM no longer sells Token ring and customers have been migrating, or have plans in place, to migrate their networks out of token ring to Ethernet and IP connectivity. Cisco continues to offer Token Ring support through a network module interface card NM-1FE1R2W for the Cisco 3825 and 3845 Integrated Services Router platforms.
Replacement products for the Cisco 2612 Multiservice Access Router Platform are the Cisco 3825 or 3845 integrated services routers. Customers are encouraged to migrate to the Integrated Services Router platforms which will continue to support token-ring topologies.
Information about replacement products can be found at the following URLs:
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco 2612 Multiservice Access Router Platform
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.
January 24, 2006
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.
July 24, 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.
October 24, 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.
Please refer to Software Product Bulletins and Software End of Sale notices for further clarification on support of End-of-Sale images.
July 24, 2007, or the final maintenance release of Cisco IOS® Software Release 12.3 mainline
Last Mainline Support
Support for Cisco IOS Software Release 12.4 mainline and beyond will not be available for these products.
Cisco IOS Software Release 12.3 Mainline
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.
July 24, 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.
July 24, 2007
End of Service Contract Renewal Date
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.
July 24, 2010
Product End of Life Date and 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.
July 24, 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
CISCO2612
Ethernet/Token-Ring Modular Router with IP IOS Software
CISCO3825, or CISCO3845, with NM-1FE1R2W
Cisco 3825 or Cisco 3845, with 10/100 Ethernet 1 4/16 Token-Ring 2 WAN Card Slot NM
CISCO2612-DC
Ethernet/Token Ring Modular Router with IP IOS Software-DC
CISCO3825-DC or CISCO3845-DC, with NM-1FE1R2W
Cisco 3825 or Cisco 3845 with DC PWR, and 10/100 Ethernet 1 4/16 Token-Ring 2 WAN Card Slot NM
CISCO2612-RPS
Ethernet/Token Ring Modular Router with IP IOS Software-RP
CISCO3825, with PWR675-AC-RPS-N1=, and NM-1FE1R2W
or
CISCO3845 with NM-1FE1R2W
Cisco 3825, with 675W Redundant AC Power System, and 10/100 Ethernet 1 4/16 Token-Ring 2 WAN Card Slot NM
or
Cisco 3845, with 10/100 Ethernet 1 4/16 Token-Ring 2 WAN Card Slot NM (Cisco 3845 is available with a second power supply)
MEM2600-32U40D
32- to 40-MB DRAM Factory Upgrade for the Cisco 2600 Series
-
-
MEM2600-32U48D
32- to 48-MB DRAM Factory Upgrade for the Cisco 2600 Series
-
-
MEM2600-32U64D
32- to 64-MB DRAM Factory Upgrade for the Cisco 2600 Series
-
-
MEM2600-8U16FS
8 to 16 MB Flash Factory Upgrade for the Cisco 2600 Series
-
-
PRODUCT MIGRATION OPTIONS
The recommended replacements for the Cisco 2612 Multiservice Access Router Platform are the Cisco 3825 or Cisco 3845 Integrated Services Router platforms (Table 2). The replacement product will require a Token Ring interface card (NM-1FE1R2W). The Cisco 2691, 3660-CO, 3725, and 3745 multiservice access routers also support the Token Ring network module NM-1FE1R2W but are not a part of the Integrated Services Router series.
Table 3. Product Comparisons
Feature
Cisco 2612 Multiservice Access Router Platform
Cisco 3825 Integrated Services Router
Cisco 3845 Integrated Services Router
Token Ring
4/16 Mbps
STP/UTP
4/16 Mbps STP/UTP
4/16 Mbps STP/UTP
IOS Support
12.0, 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 12.0T, 12.1T, 12.2T
12.3T, 12.4, 12.4T and later
12.3T, 12.4, 12.4T and later
Maximum Memory
Flash 16 MB
DRAM 64 MB
Flash 256 MB
DRAM 1 GB
Flash 256 MB
DRAM 1 GB
Network Module Slots
1
2
4
WIC Slots
2
4
4
HWIC Capable
-
Yes
Yes
AIM Slots
1
2
2
10/100 Ethernet On-Board
-
2 (10/100/1000)
2 (10/100/1000)
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 replacement products for the Cisco 2612 Multiservice Access Router Platform, visit the following sites or contact your local account representative:
