Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Cisco® uBR7246VXR Universal Broadband Router Single-Port Fast Ethernet I/O Controller. The last day to order the affected product(s) is June 30, 2003. Customers with active service contracts will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) as shown in Table 1 of the EoL bulletin. Table 1 describes the end-of-life milestones, definitions, and dates for the affected product(s). Table 2 lists the product part numbers affected by this announcement. For customers with active and paid service and support contracts, support will be available until the termination date of the contract, even if this date exceeds the Last Date of Support shown in Table 1.
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco uBR7246VXR Universal Broadband Router Single-Port Fast Ethernet I/O Controller
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.
April 1, 2002
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.
June 30, 2003
End of Routine Failure Analysis Date:
HW
The last-possible date a routine failure analysis may be performed to determine the cause of product failure or defect.
June 29, 2004
End of New Service Attachment Date:
HW
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.
June 30, 2005
End of Service Contract Renewal Date:
HW
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.
June 30, 2005
Last Date of Support:
HW
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.
June 30, 2008
HW = Hardware OS SW = Operating System Software App. SW = Application Software
Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
End-of-Sale Product Part Number
Product Description
Replacement Product Part Number
UBR7200-I/O-FE
UBR7200 Input/Output Controller with Fast Ethernet Port
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
UBR7200-I/O-FE=
UBR7200 Input/Output controller with Fast Ethernet 1 port
See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product.
Table 3. Upgrade Options
EOL Product Ordering Number
Upgrade Option Ordering Number
Required Cisco IOS Software
Required Cisco IOS Boot Image
Availability of Upgrade Option
UBR7200-I/O-FE,
UBR7200-I/O-FE=
UBR7200-I/O-2FE/E,
UBR7200-I/O-2FE/E=
Cisco IOS Release 12.1(10) EC or later
Cisco IOS Release 12.2(4)BC1b or later
Cisco IOS Release 12.1(10)EC or later
Now
UBR7200-I/O-FE,
UBR7200-I/O-FE=
UBR7200-NPE-G1,
UBR7200-NPE-G1=
Cisco IOS Release 12.2(x) BC where x=TBD
TBD
Q3 02
Product Migration Options
Customers are encouraged to use the Cisco uBR7200-NPE-G2 Network Processing Engine. In that case, the single- or dual-port Fast Ethernet I/O controller is not required.
Customers can use the Cisco Technology Migration Program (TMP) to trade-in products and receive credit toward the purchase of new Cisco equipment. For more information about Cisco TMP, customers should work with their Cisco Partner or Cisco account team. Cisco Partners can find additional TMP information on Partner Central at http://www.cisco.com/web/partners/pr11/incentive/tmp/index.html.
Customers may be able to continue to purchase the Cisco uBR7246VXR Universal Broadband Router Single-Port Fast Ethernet I/O Controller through the Cisco Certified Refurbished Equipment program. Refurbished units may be available in limited supply for sale in certain countries on a first-come, first-served basis until the Last Date of Support has been reached. For information about the Cisco Certified Refurbished Equipment program, go to: http://www.cisco.com/go/eos.
Service prices for Cisco products are subject to change after the product End of Sale date.
The Cisco Takeback and Recycle program helps businesses dispose properly of surplus products that have reached their end of useful life. The program is open to all business users of Cisco equipment and its associated brands and subsidiaries. For more information, go to: http://www.cisco.com/web/about/ac227/ac228/ac231/about_cisco_takeback_recycling.html.
