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Product Bulletin, No. 2316
Product Migration Options
Additional Information
Product Bulletin, No. 2316
Addendum in Reference to Original EOL Notice #2316 for the Cisco ONS 15454 Stargazer LAN Modem
Addendum Date
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March 5, 2004
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Effective Date
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March 5, 2004
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Original bulletin Announcement Date
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October 8, 2003
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Original Bulletin Number
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2316
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Cisco Systems® announces the end-of-life of the Cisco® ONS 15454 Stargazer 1700 LAN Modem (Stargazer Modem). The last day to order the Cisco Stargazer Modem is September 1, 2003. Customers will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) until September 1, 2008. Table 1 describes the end-of-life milestones, definitions, and dates for the Cisco Stargazer Modem
Customers are encouraged to migrate to the Cisco 1721 Series Modular Access Router, which provides the same dial-up access capabilities leveraging Cisco's IOS. Information about this product can be found at: http://cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/routers/ps221/ps224/index.html. Table 3 provides relevant information for migrating from the Cisco Stargazer LAN Modem to the Cisco 1721 Series Modular Access Router.
Table 1 End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco Stargazer Modem
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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October 8, 2003
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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, 2003
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Last shipment date
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The last-possible ship date that can be requested of Cisco and/or its contract manufacturers. Actual ship date is dependent on lead-time.
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September 1, 2003
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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, 2003
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End of routine failure analysis date
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The last-possible date a routine failure analysis may be performed to determine the cause of product failure or defect.
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September 1, 2003
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End of new service attachment date
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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 a new service-and-support contract or add the equipment and/or software to an existing service-and-support contract.
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September 1, 2003
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End of service contract renewal date
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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, 2003
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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, 2008
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Table 2 Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
End-of-Sale Product Part Number
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Product Description
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15454-SGAZ-MODEM
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Pivotal Networking's Stargazer 1700 LAN Modem, 10BASE-T to POTS. Modem allows remote access to ONS 15454 system over dial-up phone line.
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Product Migration Options
Note: 
03/05/2004—Added Cisco 1700 Series Modular Access Router as a recommended replacement.
The recommended replacement for the Cisco Stargazer LAN Modem is the Cisco 1700 Series Modular Access Router (Table 3). The Cisco 1700, configured with the analog modem option, enables remote dial-up client access over a standard telephone line to the Cisco ONS 15454.
Table 3 Product Comparisons
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Cisco Stargazer LAN Modem
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Cisco 1700 Series Modular Access Router with Analog Modem Option
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Part number
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15454-SGAZ-MODEM
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CISCO1721 configured with analog modem option (WIC-1AM or WIC-2AM) and software.
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Additional Information
For more information about Cisco products, please contact your Cisco account manager and/or Cisco Channel Partner.
For more information about the Cisco End-of-Life Policy, go to:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/prod_end_of_life.html
To subscribe to receive EOL/EOS information please go to:
http://www.cisco.com/pcgi-bin/Support/FieldNoticeTool/field-notice
