End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Multimedia Taps and Passives [Cisco Traditional Size Taps]

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Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Multimedia Taps and Passives. The last day to order the affected product(s) is December 16, 2011. Customers with active service contracts or active warranties 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 service contracts or active product warranties, support will be available for the shown dates as stated in the applicable service contracts or product warranty terms and conditions, even if this date exceeds the Last Date of Support shown in Table 1.

Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Multimedia Taps and Passives

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.	June 17, 2011
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.	December 16, 2011
Last Ship Date: HW	The last-possible ship date that can be requested of Cisco and/or its contract manufacturers. Actual ship date is dependent on lead time.	March 15, 2012
End of Routine Failure Analysis Date: HW	The last-possible date a routine failure analysis may be performed to determine the cause of hardware product failure or defect.	December 15, 2012
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.	December 15, 2012
End of Service Contract Renewal Date: HW	The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.	March 12, 2016
Last Date of Support: HW	The last expected date to receive service and support for the product as entitled by applicable service contracts or warranty terms and conditions **. After this date, all support services for the product are unavailable, and the product becomes obsolete. Warranty duration is based on product ship dates; refer to warranty terms and conditions for details.	December 31, 2016

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	Replacement Product Description	Additional Information
541741	MM Tap,1GHz,2way,4dB	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Cisco 1 GHz Surge Gap Taps
541742	MM Tap,1GHz,2way,8dB	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Cisco 1 GHz Surge Gap Taps
541743	MM Tap,1GHz,2way,11dB	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Cisco 1 GHz Surge Gap Taps
541744	MM Tap,1GHz,2way,14dB	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Cisco 1 GHz Surge Gap Taps
541745	MM Tap,1GHz,2way,17dB	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Cisco 1 GHz Surge Gap Taps
541746	MM Tap,1GHz,2way,20dB	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Cisco 1 GHz Surge Gap Taps
541747	MM Tap,1GHz,2way,23dB	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Cisco 1 GHz Surge Gap Taps
541748	MM Tap,1GHz,2way,26dB	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Cisco 1 GHz Surge Gap Taps
541749	MM Tap,1GHz,2way,29dB	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Cisco 1 GHz Surge Gap Taps
541751	MM Tap,1GHz,4way,8dB	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Cisco 1 GHz Surge Gap Taps
541752	MM Tap,1GHz,4way,11dB	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Cisco 1 GHz Surge Gap Taps
541753	MM Tap,1GHz,4way,14dB	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Cisco 1 GHz Surge Gap Taps
541754	MM Tap,1GHz,4way,17dB	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Cisco 1 GHz Surge Gap Taps
541755	MM Tap,1GHz,4way,20dB	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Cisco 1 GHz Surge Gap Taps
541756	MM Tap,1GHz,4way,23dB	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Cisco 1 GHz Surge Gap Taps
541757	MM Tap,1GHz,4way,26dB	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Cisco 1 GHz Surge Gap TapsCisco 1 GHz Surge Gap Taps
541758	MM Tap,1GHz,4way,29dB	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Cisco 1 GHz Surge Gap Taps
541760	MM Tap,1GHz,8way,11dB	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Cisco 1 GHz Surge Gap Taps
541761	MM Tap,1GHz,8way,14dB	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Cisco 1 GHz Surge Gap Taps
541762	MM Tap,1GHz,8way,17dB	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Cisco 1 GHz Surge Gap Taps
541763	MM Tap,1GHz,8way,20dB	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Cisco 1 GHz Surge Gap Taps
541764	MM Tap,1GHz,8way,23dB	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Cisco 1 GHz Surge Gap Taps
541765	MM Tap,1GHz,8way,26dB	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Cisco 1 GHz Surge Gap Taps
541766	MM Tap,1GHz,8way,29dB	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Cisco 1 GHz Surge Gap Taps
544833	MM Cplr,1GHz,12dB	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.
544834	MM Cplr,1GHz,16dB	There is currently no replacement product available for this product.
544837	MM Spltr,1GHz,3way, Unbalanced	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Cisco 1 GHz Surge Gap Passives
544838	MM Pwr Inserter,1GHz	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Cisco 1 GHz Surge Gap Passives
734816	ASSY,MULTIMEDIA TAP,2WAY 23(DB)R/26(DB)F	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Cisco 1 GHz Surge Gap Reverse Window Taps
734817	ASSY,MULTIMEDIA TAP,2WAY 23(DB)R/29(DB)F	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Cisco 1 GHz Surge Gap Reverse WindowTaps
734818	ASSY,MULTIMEDIA TAP,2WAY 23(DB)R/32(DB)F	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Cisco 1 GHz Surge Gap Reverse WindowTaps
734819	ASSY,MULTIMEDIA TAP,4WAY 23(DB)R/26(DB)F	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Cisco 1 GHz Surge Gap Reverse Window Taps
734820	ASSY,MULTIMEDIA TAP,4WAY 23(DB)R/29(DB)F	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Cisco 1 GHz Surge Gap Taps
734821	ASSY,MULTIMEDIA TAP,4WAY 23(DB)R/32(DB)F	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Cisco 1 GHz Surge Gap Reverse Window Taps
734822	ASSY,MULTIMEDIA TAP,8WAY 23(DB)R/26(DB)F	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Cisco 1 GHz Surge Gap Reverse Window Taps
734823	ASSY,MULTIMEDIA TAP,8WAY 23(DB)R/29(DB)F	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Cisco 1 GHz Surge Gap Reverse Window Taps
734824	ASSY,MULTIMEDIA TAP,8WAY 23(DB)R/32(DB)F	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Cisco 1 GHz Surge Gap Reverse Window Taps
741833	ASSY,MM FULL PROFILE,4W 26(DB)F/23(DB)R	See Product Migration Options section for details.	Cisco 1 GHz Surge Gap Reverse Window Taps

Product Migration Options

Customers are encouraged to migrate to the 1 GHz Surge-Gap taps and 1 GHz Surge-Gap passives. Information about these products can be found at: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9076/index.html and http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9096/index.html.

Customers may be able to use the Cisco Technology Migration Program (TMP) where applicable to trade-in eligible 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/incentives_and_promotions/tmp.html.

Customers may be able to continue to purchase the Multimedia Taps and Passives 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.

For More Information

For more information about the 1 GHz Surge-Gap Taps and 1 GHz Surge-Gap Passives, visit http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9076/index.html, or contact your local account representative.

To request information about the 1 GHz Surge-Gap Taps and 1 GHz Surge-Gap Passives, send an e-mail to melvink@cisco.com.

For more information about the Cisco End-of-Life Policy, go to:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_end-of-life_policy.html.

** For more information about the Cisco Product Warranties, go to: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/prod_warranties_listing.html.

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