Cisco Port Adapters

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Product Bulletin, No. 1155

Introduction

Support Programs

Product Substitution

End of Life Schedule

End-of-Sale Announcement	July 31, 2000
End of Sale: PA-12E/2FE	September 30, 2000 After September 30, 2000, the PA-12E/2FE no longer can be ordered for the Cisco 7200 series router, Cisco uBR7200 series router or Cisco AS5800 access server platforms.
End of Shipment: PA-12E/2FE	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-12E/2FE.

Product Bulletin, No. 1155

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End-of-Sale Announcement for PA-12E/2FE

Introduction

Cisco Systems is announcing the end-of-sale (EoS) for PA-12E/2FE (Dual-Wide Ethernet-Switch Port Adapter) for the Cisco 7200 series router, Cisco uBR7200 series router, and Cisco AS5800 access server platforms. The PA-12E/2FE will still be available for AccessPath^™ platforms through 2001. The replacement product and support programs are detailed below. For those interfaces already deployed in the field, the standard Cisco support programs remain in effect.

Table 1  EoS Schedule (for all platforms except AccessPath)

Products Affected	Platforms Affected	Last Order Date	Last Ship Date
PA-12E/2FE; Dual-Wide Ethernet-Switch Port Adapter	Cisco 7200, uBR7200, AS5800	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 12E/2FE 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 end-of-sale date.

Product Substitution

Table 2  Port Adapter Substitution

End of Sale Product	Replacement Product	Replacement Product Description
PA-12E/2FE	WS-C1912-A	Catalyst® 1900 12-port 10BaseT Switch with 2 100BaseTX Ports

End of Life Schedule

End-of-Sale Announcement	July 31, 2000
End of Sale: PA-12E/2FE	September 30, 2000 After September 30, 2000, the PA-12E/2FE no longer can be ordered for the Cisco 7200 series router, Cisco uBR7200 series router or Cisco AS5800 access server platforms.
End of Shipment: PA-12E/2FE	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-12E/2FE.

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