Product End-of-Life Notice
End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the
Cisco 7600 Series Ethernet Services Plus 2TG and
4TG Line Cards
EOL7283
Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Cisco 7600 Series
Ethernet Services Plus 2TG and 4TG Line Cards. The last day to order the affected
product(s) is November 29, 2011. Customers with active service contracts will
continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) as
shown in Table 1 of the EoL bulletin. Table 1 describes the end-of-life milestones,
definitions, and dates for the affected product(s). Table 2 lists the product part
numbers affected by this announcement. For customers with active and paid service
and support contracts, support will be available until the termination date of the
contract, even if this date exceeds the Last Date of Support shown in Table 1.
Table 1.
End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco 7600 Series Ethernet Services Plus 2TG and 4TG Line Cards
Milestone
Definition
Date
End-of-Life Announcement
Date
The date the document that announces the end of sale and end of life of a product is
distributed to the general public.
May 31, 2011
End-of-Sale Date
The last date to order the product through Cisco point-of-sale mechanisms. The product
is no longer for sale after this date.
November 29, 2011
Last Ship Date:
HW
The last-possible ship date that can be requested of Cisco and/or its contract
manufacturers. Actual ship date is dependent on lead time.
February 27, 2012
End of SW Maintenance
Releases Date:
HW
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.
November 28, 2014
End of Routine Failure
Analysis Date:
HW
The last-possible date a routine failure analysis may be performed to determine the cause
of hardware product failure or defect.
November 28, 2012
End of New Service
Attachment Date:
HW
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.
November 28, 2012
End of Service Contract
Renewal Date:
HW
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.
February 24, 2016
Last Date of Support:
HW
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.
November 30, 2016
HW = Hardware
OS SW = Operating System Software
App. SW = Application Software
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Table 2.
Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
End-of-Sale Product
Part Number
Product Description
Replacement Product
Part Number
Replacement Product Description
Additional
Information
7600-ES+2TG3C
7600 ES+ Line Card, 2x10GE XFP
with DFC 3C
76-ES+XT-2TG3C
7600 ES+XT, LAN/WAN PHY,
OTN/G.709, 2x10GE, XFP, DFC3C
--
7600-ES+2TG3C=
7600 ES+ Line Card, 2x10GE XFP
with DFC 3C
76-ES+XT-2TG3C=
7600 ES+XT, LAN/WAN PHY,
OTN/G.709, 2x10GE, XFP, DFC3C
--
7600-ES+2TG3CXL
7600 ES+ Line Card, 2x10GE XFP
with DFC 3CXL
76-ES+XT-2TG3CXL
7600 ES+XT, LAN/WAN PHY,
OTN/G.709, 2x10GE, XFP, DFC3CXL
--
7600-ES+2TG3CXL=
7600 ES+ Line Card, 2x10GE XFP
with DFC 3CXL
76-ES+XT-2TG3CXL=
7600 ES+XT, LAN/WAN PHY,
OTN/G.709, 2x10GE, XFP, DFC3CXL
--
7600-ES+4TG3C
7600 ES+ Line Card, 4x10GE XFP
with DFC 3C
76-ES+XT-4TG3C
7600 ES+XT, LAN/WAN PHY,
OTN/G.709, 4x10GE, XFP, DFC3C
--
7600-ES+4TG3C=
7600 ES+ Line Card, 4x10GE XFP
with DFC 3C
76-ES+XT-4TG3C=
7600 ES+XT, LAN/WAN PHY,
OTN/G.709, 4x10GE, XFP, DFC3C
--
7600-ES+4TG3CXL
7600 ES+ Line Card, 4x10GE XFP
with DFC 3CXL
76-ES+XT-4TG3CXL
7600 ES+XT, LAN/WAN PHY,
OTN/G.709, 4x10GE, XFP, DFC3CXL
--
7600-ES+4TG3CXL=
7600 ES+ Line Card, 4x10GE XFP
with DFC 3CXL
76-ES+XT-4TG3CXL=
7600 ES+XT, LAN/WAN PHY,
OTN/G.709, 4x10GE, XFP, DFC3CXL
--
Product Migration Options
Customers are encouraged to migrate to the Cisco 7600 Series Ethernet Services Plus XT 20G and 40G,
Extended Combination 20G and 40G, or Plus Transport 20G and 40G Line Cards for Carrier Ethernet. Information
about these products can be found at
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/routers/ps368/products_data_sheets_list.html.
Service prices for Cisco products are subject to change after the product End of Sale date.
The Cisco Takeback and Recycle program helps businesses dispose properly of surplus products that have
reached their end of useful life. The program is open to all business users of Cisco equipment and its associated
brands and subsidiaries. For more information, go to:
http://www.cisco.com/web/about/ac227/ac228/ac231/about_cisco_takeback_recycling.html
For More Information
For more information about the Cisco 7600 Series Ethernet Services Plus XT 20G and 40G, Extended
Combination 20G and 40G, and Plus Transport 20G and 40G Line Cards for Carrier Ethernet, visit
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/routers/ps368/products_data_sheets_list.html, or contact your local
account representative.
To request information about the Cisco 7600 Series Ethernet Services Plus XT 20G and 40G, Extended
Combination 20G and 40G, and Plus Transport 20G and 40G Line Cards for Carrier Ethernet, send an e-mail to
ask-osr-pm@cisco.com.
For more information about the Cisco End-of-Life Policy, go to:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_end-of-life_policy.html
To subscribe to receive end-of-life/end-of-sale information, go to:
http://www.cisco.com/cisco/support/notifications.html
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