Cisco Port Adapters

Table Of Contents

Product Bulletin, No. 1157

Introduction

Support Programs

Product Substitution

End of Life Schedule

End-of-Sale Announcement	July 31, 2000
End of Sale: PA-MC-8DSX1	September 30, 2000 After September 30, 2000, the PA-MC-8DSX1 no longer can be ordered.
End of Shipment: PA-MC-8DSX1	Approximately October 27, 2000 (individual lead times may vary).
End of Software Maintenance	End of software maintenance is not being announced at this time.
End of Hardware Maintenance	September 30, 2005 After September 30, 2005, no hardware repairs or exchanges will be available for the PA-MC-8DSX1.

Product Bulletin, No. 1157

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End-of-Sale Announcement for PA-MC-8DSX1

Introduction

Cisco Systems is announcing the end-of-sale (EoS) for PA-MC-8DSX1 (Eight-Port Multichannel T1 Port Adapter with Integrated DSUs) for the Cisco 7200 and 7500 series routers. The replacement product and support programs are detailed in Table 2. For those interfaces already deployed in the field, the standard Cisco support programs remain in effect.

Table 1  EoS Schedule

Products Affected	Last Order Date	Last Ship Date
PA-MC-8DSX1	October 28, 2000	End of November, 2000

Support Programs

End of sale refers to the time when certain products are no longer available for new purchases. It does not apply to the service and support programs for those products. Cisco will continue to support the PA-MC-8DSX1 port adapter through our SMARTnet™ and comprehensive maintenance programs. Customers with either of these service contracts are entitled to free software updates, 24-hour phone support through the Technical Assistance Center, and advanced replacement of hardware for repairs. Comprehensive maintenance customers also receive onsite service. Customers who do not have a maintenance contract can purchase software updates and hardware repair services from Cisco to meet specific requirements rather than full-service coverage. Cisco is committed to providing software support for a minimum of two years and hardware support for a period of five years after the EoS date.

Product Substitution

Table 2  Port Adapter Substitution

End-of-Sale Product	Replacement Product	Replacement Product Description	Advantages of Replacement Product
PA-MC-8DSX1	PA-MC-8T1	8-port multichannel T1 with integrated CSU/DSUs	•Integrated CSU/DSUs

The PA-MC-8DSX1 and PA-MC-8T1 are supported in identical Cisco IOS^® software releases.

End of Life Schedule

End-of-Sale Announcement	July 31, 2000
End of Sale: PA-MC-8DSX1	September 30, 2000 After September 30, 2000, the PA-MC-8DSX1 no longer can be ordered.
End of Shipment: PA-MC-8DSX1	Approximately October 27, 2000 (individual lead times may vary).
End of Software Maintenance	End of software maintenance is not being announced at this time.
End of Hardware Maintenance	September 30, 2005 After September 30, 2005, no hardware repairs or exchanges will be available for the PA-MC-8DSX1.

For additional information, contact Jocelyne Okrent, Product Manager, WAN Edge Business Unit, at jokrent@cisco.com.