Cisco NME-16ES, NM-16ESW-PWR=, NM-16ESW-PWR-1GIG= Notice

Product End-of-Life Notice

End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the
Cisco 16-Port EtherSwitch Prestandard Power over
Ethernet Network Modules

EOL6395

Cisco® announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Cisco 16-Port EtherSwitch
Prestandard Power over Ethernet Network Modules. The last day to order the affected product(s)
is October 6, 2008. 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 16-Port EtherSwitch Prestandard Power over

Ethernet Network Modules

Milestone Definition Date

End-of-Life Announcement
Date

End-of-Sale Date The last date to order the product through Cisco point-of-sale mechanisms.

Last Ship Date: HW The last-possible ship date that can be requested of Cisco and/or its contract

End of Routine Failure
Analysis Date: HW

End of New Service
Attachment Date: HW

End of Service Contract
Renewal Date: HW

Last Date of Support: HW The last date to receive service and support for the product. After this date,

The date the document that announces the end of sale and end of life of a
product is distributed to the general public.

The product is no longer for sale after this date.

manufacturers. Actual ship date is dependent on lead time.
The last-possible date a routine failure analysis may be performed to

determine the cause of product failure or defect.
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.

The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product. January 1, 2013

all support services for the product are unavailable, and the product becomes
obsolete.

April 7, 2008

October 6, 2008

January 4, 2009

October 6, 2009

October 6, 2009

October 5, 2013

HW = Hardware OS SW = Operating System Software App. SW = Application Software

Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement

End-of-Sale Product Part
Number

NM-16ESW-PWR 1 16 port 10/100 EtherSwitch NM

NM-16ESW-PWR-1GIG 1 16 port 10/100 EtherSwitch NM

NM-16ESW-PWR-1GIG= 1 16 port 10/100 EtherSwitch NM

NM-16ESW-PWR= 1 16 port 10/100 EtherSwitch NM

Product Description Replacement Product

Part Number

NME-16ES-1G-P EtherSwitch Service Mod 16

with prestandard POE

NME-16ES-1G-P EtherSwitch Service Mod 16

with prestandard POE + GE

NME-16ES-1G-P= EtherSwitch Service Mod 16

with prestandard POE + GE

NME-16ES-1G-P= EtherSwitch Service Mod 16

with prestandard POE

Replacement Product
Description

10/100T POE + 1 GE, IP Base

10/100T POE + 1 GE, IP Base

10/100T POE + 1 GE, IP Base

10/100T POE + 1 GE, IP Base

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Product End-of-Life Notice

Product Migration Options

Customers are encouraged to migrate to the Cisco 16-port EtherSwitch Service Module with
standards-based Power over Ethernet (product number NME-16ES-1G-P). Information about this
product can be found at:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/routers/ps5855/product_data_sheet0900aecd8028d15f
_ps5854_Products_Data_Sheet.html. The newer EtherSwitch service module greatly expands the

capabilities of the previous service modules by providing support for new features such as IEEE

802.3a/f Power over Ethernet, local Layer 3 switching, advanced quality of service, Cisco Network
Assistant and Cisco Emergency Responder, to name a few, as well as feature parity with Cisco
Catalyst 3560 Series Switches. Additionally, the newer EtherSwitch service module can take full
advantage of the increased performance capabilities and new form factors of the enhanced
network module slot on Cisco Integrated Services Routers.

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.
Customers may be able to continue to purchase the Cisco 16-Port EtherSwitch Prestandard Power

over Ethernet Network Modules through the Cisco Certified Refurbished Equipment program.
Refurbished units may be available in limited supply for sale in certain countries on a first-come,
first-served basis until the Last Date of Support has been reached. For information about the Cisco
Certified Refurbished Equipment program, go to:

http://www.cisco.com/go/eos

For More Information

For more information about the Cisco 16-port EtherSwitch Service Modules with standards-based
Power over Ethernet, visit

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/routers/ps5855/product_data_sheet0900aecd8028d15f
_ps5854_Products_Data_Sheet.html, or contact your local account representative.

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 end-of-life/end-of-sale information, go to:

http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/Support/FieldNoticeTool/field-notice

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