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Product Bulletin, No. 1154
Reasons for the EOS of low-volume models:
Product Substitution
End of Orderability of the select 2500 models
End of HW Support
End of SW Support
End of TAC/CA Support and RMAs
Assistance
Product Bulletin, No. 1154
End-of-Sale (EOS) Announcement for
Cisco 2500— LOW-VOLUME MODELS ONLY
Cisco Systems is replacing only the low-volume Cisco 2500 series models. This product bulletin provides information regarding product availability, the products affected, and substitute products.
*Please note that the following Cisco 2500 series models will NOT be impacted by this announcement:
Cisco 2501, 2503, 2507, 2509, 2511, 2514, 2520, and 2524
Reasons for the EOS of low-volume models:
End of sale on select models on the Cisco 2500 series is due to:
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Extremely low volumes indicate diminishing demand
•Component suppliers exiting business
•Memory constraints with the introduction of Cisco IOS® Software Release 12.0
•Substitute with New World, modular, multi-service 2600 series products
•Reduce complexity for manufacturing, support, and TAC
Product Substitution
In order to enable us to plan the EOS of these select models, we encourage account teams to place their final orders for these models early.
Old Products
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Substitute Products
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Substitute Products Descriptions
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2501FRAD-FX
2501LANFRAD-FX
2501-XAD
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•2501
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•2501 Ethernet/dual serial router
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2502, 2502-CH,
2502CF, 2502LF,
2502LANFRAD-FX,
2502-XAD,
2502-XAD-IBM
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•2613
•WIC-2T
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•Token Ring modular router
•Two-port serial WAN interface card
•One-port BRI-S/T WAN interface card
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2504, 2504-CH,
2504-XAD,
2504-XAD-IBM
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•2613
•WIC-2T
•WIC-1B-S/T
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•Token Ring modular router
•Two-port serial WAN interface card
•One-port BRI-S/T WAN interface card
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2505, 2505-CH,
2505-DC
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•2610
•WIC-2T
•WS-C1912-
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•Ethernet modular router
•Two-port serial WAN interface card
•Catalyst 1912 Ethernet switch
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2513,
2513-CH
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•2612
•WIC-2T
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•Ethernet and Token Ring modular router
•Two-port serial WAN interface card
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2515,
2515-CH
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•3620
•2xWIC-1T
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•Cisco 3600 2-slot modular router
•One-port serial WAN interface card
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2516,
2516-CH,
2516-DC
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•2610
•WIC-2T
•WIC-1B-S/T
•WS-C1912-A
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•Ethernet modular router
•Two-port serial WAN interface card
•One-port BRI-S/T WAN interface card
•Catalyst 1912 Ethernet switch
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2520-XAD
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•2520
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•2520 Ethernet/4-port serial/ISDN router
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2521,
2521-CH, 2521CF,
2521LF, 2521-XAD-IBM,
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•2613
•WIC-2T
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•Token Ring modular router
•Two-port serial WAN interface card
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2521-DC
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•WIC-2A/S
•NM-4B-S/T
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•Two-port async/sync serial WAN interface card
•Four-port ISDN-BRI network module
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2522, 2522-CH, 2522-DC
2522CF, 2522LF, 2522-XAD-IBM
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•2610
•NM-8A/S
•WIC-1B-S/T
•WIC-2T
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•Ethernet modular router
•Eight-port async/sync serial network module
•One-port BRI-S/T WIC
•Two-port serial WAN interface card
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2523, 2523-CH,
2523-XAD, 2523-XAD-IBM
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•2613
•NM-8 A/S
•WIC-2T
•WIC-1B-S/T
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•Token Ring modular router
•Eight-port async/sync serial network module
•Two-port serial WAN interface card
•One-port BRI-S/T WAN interface card
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2525, 2525-CH
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•2610+ WICs (WIC-1T or WIC-1B-S/T)
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•Ethernet modular router + WICs
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2512, 2512-00, 2512-02, 2512-88
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•2612+ NM-16A+ WIC-2A/S
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•Ethernet and Token Ring modular router
•Eight-port async network module
•Two-port async/sync WAN interface card
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The 2600 series modular access router family extends enterprise-class versatility, integration, and power to branch offices. The widely deployed Cisco 2600 series provides a cost-effective solution to meet today's and tomorrow's branch office needs for:
•Multiservice voice/data integration
•Virtual private network (VPN) access with firewall options
•Analog and digital dial access services
•Routing with bandwidth management
•Inter-VLAN routing.
For more information on the Cisco 2600, please visit the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/cc/pd/rt/2600/prodlit/2600_ov.htm#xtocid156992
End of Orderability of the select 2500 models
March 31, 2001 (Please place last-time orders at the earliest)
Last Shipment of the select 2500 models
April 30, 2001
End of HW Support
August 31, 2003
End of SW Support
August 31, 2005
End of TAC/CA Support and RMAs
March 31, 2006
Assistance
For orderability questions, please contact your customer service representative.
