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End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Catalyst 4500 Access Gateway Module
Product Migration Options
Additional Information
Product Bulletin, No. 2426
End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Catalyst 4500 Access Gateway Module
Cisco Systems® announces the end of life of the Cisco® Catalyst® 4500 Access Gateway Module (AGM) and associated components, spares, and bundles (part numbers WS-X4604-xxx, WS-U4604-xxx, etc.). The last day to order the AGM is September 1, 2004. Customers will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) until September 1, 2009. Table 1 describes the end-of-life milestones, definitions, and dates for the AGM. Table 2 lists the product numbers affected by this announcement.
Customers are encouraged to migrate to one of the following platforms:
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The Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series switches for WAN routing, telephony, and high-density switching support. Virtually all the capabilities of the AGM, plus a wide range of additional services are supported by the Catalyst6500 Series. Information about this product line can be found at:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps708/index.html
•The Cisco 3700 Series routers for WAN routing, telephony, and low-density switching support. Virtually all thecapabilities of the AGM, plus a wide range of additional services are supported by the Cisco 3700 Series. Information about this product line canbe found at:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/routers/ps282/index.html
Table 3 provides relevant information for migrating from the AGM to the Cisco 3700 Seriesor CiscoCatalyst6500Series.
Table 1End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco Catalyst 4500 AGM
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Milestone
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Definition
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Date
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End-of-life announcement date
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The date the document that announces the end of sale and end of life of a product is distributed to the general public.
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March 1, 2004
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End-of-sale date
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The last date to order the product through Cisco point-of-sale mechanisms. The product is no longer for sale after this date.
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September 1, 2004
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Last shipment date
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The last-possible ship date that can be requested of Ciscoand/or its contract manufacturers. Actual ship dateisdependent on lead-time.
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December 1, 2004
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End of software maintenance releases date
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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.
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September 1, 2005
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End of Routine failure analysisdate
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The last possible date a routine failure analysis may be performed to determine the cause of product failure ordefect.
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September 1, 2005
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End of new service attachmentdate
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For equipment and software that is not covered by a service-and-support contract, this is the last date to order anew service-and-support contract or add the equipment and/or software to an existing service-and-support contract.
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September 1, 2005
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End of service contract renewaldate
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The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product. The extension or renewal period cannot extend beyond the last date of support.
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September 1, 2008
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Last date of support
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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.
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September 1, 2009
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Table 2Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
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End-of-Sale Product Part Number
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Product Description
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WS-X4604-GWY (=)
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Catalyst 4500 Access Gateway Module (AGM)
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WS-X4604-VOICE (=)
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Catalyst 4500 AGM Voice/WAN Bundle (AGM, 96-chan DSP, 128D)
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WS-U4604-DSP (=)
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Catalyst 4500 AGM 96-channel DSP Set (4x6 SIMMs)
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WS-U4604-ESA (=)
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Catalyst 4500 AGM VPN/Encryption Services Adapter
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WS-U4604-8FXS (=)
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Catalyst 4500 AGM 8-port FXS module (RJ-21)
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WS-U4604-16FXS (=)
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Catalyst 4500 AGM 16-port FXS module (RJ-21)
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MEM-C4K-AGM64M (=)
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Catalyst 4500 AGM 64MB DRAM Option
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MEM-C4K-AGM128M (=)
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Catalyst 4500 AGM 128MB DRAM Upgrade Option
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S4KAGMCU-12xxx (=)
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Cisco Catalyst 4000 AGM IOS IP/FIREWALL/DSP FEATURE SET
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Product Migration Options
The recommended replacement for an integrated switch/router/voice gateway is the Cisco 6500 Series Switch (i.e.,Catalyst 4500 Switch + AGM—Catalyst 6500 Switch + FlexWAN Module + Communications Media Module).
The recommended replacement for the Cisco Catalyst 4500 Access Gateway Module is the Cisco 3700 Series Router(i.e., Catalyst 4500 Switch + AGM—Catalyst 4500 Switch + Cisco 3700 Router)
Table 3 Product Comparisons
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Features
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EOS Part Number
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Cisco 3700 Router
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Catalyst 6500 Switch
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Multiservice WAN routing
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WS-X4604-GWY
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Yes—Cisco3745 or Cisco 3725 (in some cases, Cisco 2691 orCisco 2651XM may be appropriate)
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Yes—WS-X6182-2PA (FlexWAN)
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WAN interfaces
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Yes—WIC/VWIC modules
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Yes—WS-X6182-2PA with Port Adapter modules
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Survivable Remote Site Telephony (SRST)
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Yes
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Yes—WS-SVC-CMM (Cisco Communication Media Module)
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IPv6
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Yes
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Yes
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NAT
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Yes
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Yes
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WCCPv2
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Yes
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Yes
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VPN/encryption
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Yes
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Yes
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Integration with switching
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Yes (low density 10/100, up to72 switch ports or 52 portswith inline power)—NM-16ESW, NM-36ESW modules
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Yes—High density 10/100/1000
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Digital voice (T1/E1)
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WS-U4604-DSP
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Yes—NM-HD-2V, NM-HDV, AIM-VOICE-30, or AIM-ATM-VOICE-30 modules with
VWIC-MFT
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Yes—WS-SVC-CMM with
WS-SVC-CMM-6E1 or
WS-SVC-CMM-6T1
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Conferencing/ transcoding
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Yes—NM-HD-2V, NM-HDV modules
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Yes—WS-SVC-CMM with
WS-SVC-CMM-ACT (conferencing/ transcoding portadapter)
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Analog voice (FXS)
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WS-U4604-8FXS / WS-U4604-16FXS
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Yes—NM-HD-2V with VIC modules, NM-HDA modules with EM modules
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Yes—WS-SVC-CMM with
WS-SVC-CMM-24FXS
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Analog voice (FXO) for PSTN connectivity
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Yes—NM-HD-2V with VIC modules, NM-HDA modules with EM modules
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N/A
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VPN/encryption
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WS-U4604-ESA
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Yes—AIM-VPN, several performance options
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Yes—WS-SVC-IPSEC-1
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Voice/WAN bundle
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WS-X4604-VOICE
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Yes—CISCO3745-V-CCME, CISCO3725-V-CCME
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N/A
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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.
Additional Information
For more information about Cisco products, please contact your Cisco account manager and/or Cisco Channel Partner.
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