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Product End-of-Life Notice
End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco
Select Catalyst 5000 Modules
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Cisco Systems® announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Cisco Select
Catalyst 5000 Modules. Comparable modules are available within the Catalyst 4000,
5000, and 6000 series. The last day to order the Cisco Select Catalyst 5000 Modules is
May 15, 2002. 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 Cisco
Select Catalyst 5000 Modules. Table 2 lists the product part numbers affected by this
announcement.
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco Select Catalyst 5000 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
End of Routine Failure
Analysis Date
HW
Last Date of Support:
HW
:
The date the document that announces the end of sale and end of life of a
product is distributed to the general public.
mechanisms. The product is no longer for sale after this date.
The last-possible date a routine failure analysis may be performed to
determine the cause of product failure or defect.
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, 2001
May 15, 2002
May 15, 2003
May 15, 2007
Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
End-of-Sale Product Part Number Product Description
WS-U5535-FEFX-SMF Dual Port 100BaseFX SMF Uplink Module for Supervisor III
WS-X5012A 48 Port 10BT Desktop Ethernet Switching Module (telco)
WS-X5015-MT 24-port 10FL Desktop Switching Module (MT-RJ)
WS-X5101 Catalyst 5000 FDDI Switching Module (MMF, MIC)
WS-X5103 Catalyst 5000 CDDI Switching Module (UTP, RJ-45)
WS-X5104 Catalyst 5000 FDDI Switching Module (SMF, ST)
WS-X5225R 24 Port 10/100TX Backbone Switching (FEC, 802.1Q/ISL, RJ-45)
WS-X5237-FX-MT 24-port 100FX SMF MT-RJ switch mod (FEC, 802.1Q/ISL, WRED)
WS-X5540 Catalyst 5500/5000 Supervisor IIG
Table 3. After May 15, 2002, convert new orders for the above listed products to the comparable products
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listed in the following table:
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End-of-Sale Product
Part Number
WS-X5540 WS-X5530-E3A
WS-U5535-FEFX-SMF WS-U5536-GELX
WS-X5012A
WS-X5015-MT
WS-X5237-FX-MT WS-X6324-100FX-SM Catalyst 6000: 24-Port
WS-X5225R
WS-X5103
WS-X5101
WS-X5104
Comparable Products
in Catalyst 4000, 5000
& 6000 Series
WS-X5239-RJ21
WS-X5236-FX-MT
WS-X5234-RJ45
WS-X5234-RJ45
WS-X4424-GB-RJ45
WS-X6516-GE-TX
WS-X5236-FX-MT
WS-X5403
WS-X4418-GB
WS-X6516-GBIC
WS-X5403
WS-X4418-GB
WS-X6516-GBIC
Product Description Minimum Required
Catalyst 5000: Supervisor
Engine III with NFFC II-A
Catalyst 5000:
1000BaseLX/LH Modular
Uplink
Catalyst 5000: 36-Port
10/100BaseT, RJ-21
Catalyst 5000: 24-Port
100BaseFX, MT-RJ
100BaseFX-SMF, MT-RJ
Catalyst 5000: 24-Port,
10/100BaseT, RJ-45
Catalyst 5000: 24-Port
10/100BaseT, RJ-45
Catalyst 4000: 24-Port
10/100/1000BaseTX, RJ45
Catalyst 6500: 16-Port
10/100/1000BaseTX, RJ45
Catalyst 5000: 24-Port
100BaseFX, MT-RJ
Catalyst 5000: 3-Port
1000Base-GBIC
Catalyst 4000: 18-Port
1000Base-GBIC
Catalyst 6500: 16-Port
1000Base-GBIC
Catalyst 5000: 3-Port
1000Base-GBIC
Catalyst 4000: 18-Port
1000Base-GBIC
Catalyst 6500: 16-Port
1000Base-GBIC
Software Version
4.3(1a)
4.5(1)
5.1(2a)
4.5.1 5.5.11
5.4
4.5(1)
4.5.1
6.2.2
6.2.2
4.5.1
4.1.1
4.5.1
6.1.1
4.1.1
4.5.1
6.1.1
Recommended
Software Version
5.5.11
5.5.11
5.5.11
6.3.3
5.5.11
5.5.11
6.3.3
6.3.3
5.5.11
5.5.11
5.5.11
6.3.3
5.5.11
5.5.11
6.3.3
The recommended comparable products provide customers with many benefits, including:
• High Performance Switching
• Advanced quality of service (QoS)
• Higher port densities
• Layer 3 switching capabilities
• Flexible uplink options
• Ability to migrate to integrated data, video, and audio architecture
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Product Migration Options
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 end-of-sale product through Cisco's
Authorized Refurbished Equipment program. Refurbished units of the end-of-sale product are
available in limited supply for sale in certain countries on a first-come, first-served basis. For
information about the refurbished equipment program, go to:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/ordering/or6/or17/order_refurbished_equipment_program_description.
html
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account representative.
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http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/prod_end_of_life.html
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