Nortel 2270, 2230, 2231 Product Support Bulletin

Retirement Bulletin

Bulletin Number: R-2005-0390-Global
Date: 20 December, 2005

WLAN 223X/2270 Manufacture Discontinue Notice

The intent of this bulletin is to provide channel partner and customer notification of the
decision to manufacture discontinue the following products:

• WLAN Security Switch 2270

• WLAN Access Port 2230

• WLAN Access Port 2231

Last Time Order Date:
Last Ship Date:
Manufacture Discontinue (MD) Date:
End of Life (EOL) Date:
Last Supported Software Release:
Market Regions Affected:

Definition

Manufacture Discontinue (MD) – This notice serves as formal communication of Nortel’s*
intent to MD the WLAN Security Switch 2270, WLAN Access Ports 223x and dependant
products. No further orders will be accepted as of the Last Time Order Date shown above
and no further shipments made after the product has been discontinued. The MD of these
products should not be interpreted as the discontinuance of any Nortel agreements to
support the existing field population. Services to the existing product base will continue to
be provided until the End of Life (EOL) date shown above.

April 30, 2006
June 30, 2006
January 1, 2006
April 30, 2011
R2.2
Global(All)

Description

The WLAN 223X/2270 products, also known as the Adaptive WLAN solution, were
introduced in 2004 to offer Nortel customers a centralized WLAN architecture option. These
products were sourced by Airespace Networks through an OEM relationship. Subsequently,
Cisco acquired Airespace, and Nortel has introduced the next generation WLAN 2300 series
to meet customer requirements for a scalable, secure and high performance WLAN solution
that supports mobile voice and multi-media services.

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The product management team has made a decision to manufacture discontinue the WLAN
223X/2270 products for the following reasons:

1. The success of the WLAN 2300 series and its ability to meet the full range of
customer requirements has made the WLAN 223X/2270 products redundant for new
customer deployments.

2. Airespace products are aligning with alternate manufacturing arrangements, creating
an imminent discontinuity for the product line.

3. Nortel has been actively engaged with affected customers and has made every effort
to ensure that ongoing interests have been satisfied.

4. Discontinuing the WLAN 223X/2270 products will maintain efficient operations.

Nortel is committed to provide uninterrupted support for customers who have adopted the
WLAN 223X/2270 products. Repair services, technical support, and emergency recovery
are provided per published policies and/or the terms of associated customer contracts.

Nortel will provide Full support on software through April 30, 2007, with Limited support
thereafter until the EOL date of April 30, 2011. Nortel will provide Full support on hardware
through April 30, 2008, with Limited support thereafter until the EOL date of April 30, 2011.
For definitions of Full/Limited support, please see Product Bulletin P-2003-0304 found at
URL https://app12.nortelnetworks.com/cgi-

bin/partnerPage.cgi?curOid=12460&filename=/communications/publications/pb/collateral/20
03/2003_0304.pdf

Product Overview

This Manufacture Discontinue notice and the effective dates shown above apply to the
following products:

Product Description Product

Engineering
Code (PEC)

Replacement
Product Description
(If applicable)

Replacement
Product
Engineering
Code (PEC)

WLAN Access Port
2230

WLAN Access Port
2231

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DR4001069 WLAN Access Point

2330 – New systems
only, not compatible
with WSS 2270

DR4001070 WLAN Access Point

2330 – New systems
only, not compatible
with WSS 2270

DR4001082

DR4001082

WLAN Access Port
223X – Special
Releases

WLAN Security Switch
2270

WLAN 223x ceiling
mount
WLAN 223x wall
bracket
WSS 2270 – Software
license

WLAN Management
Software for 2200

DR4001071
DR4001078
DR4001075
DR4001074
DR4001x66
DR4001x67
DR4001x68

DR4011010
DR4011011
DR4000051 n/a n/a

DR4011002-2.2.0
DR4011003-2.2.0
DR4011004-2.2.0
DR4021001-2.2.0
DR4021002-2.2.0
DR4021003-2.2.0
DR4021004-2.2.0
DR4021005-2.2.0

n/a n/a

WLAN Security Switch
23xx – New systems
only, not compatible
with WLAN Access
Ports 223x
n/a n/a

n/a n/a

n/a n/a

DR4001x71
DR4001x72
DR4001x73
DR4001x74

Alternative/Replacement Products/Solutions

The WLAN 2300 series is designed to meet customer requirements for a scalable, secure
and high performance WLAN solution that supports mobile voice and multi-media
applications. Product information can be found at the WLAN 2300 Series product website on
Nortel.com. www.nortel.com/wlan2300

Related Product and Sales & Marketing Bulletins

R-2005-0146-Global - WLAN Access Port 2230R Manufacture Discontinue Notice
SM-2005-0369-Global - WLAN 2300 Availability Update

Customer Actions

Customers having deployed those products impacted by this announcement should
immediately assess future requirements and place orders before the last time order date of
April 30, 2006.

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Key Contacts

Product Management: Bill Douglass, ph: 408-495-1342 (ESN 265)
Product Marketing: Kyle Klassen, ph: 613-768-2337 (ESN 398)
NA Channel/Customer Management: Stephen Lau, ph: 408-495-0422 (ESN 265)
EMEA Product Marketing: Paul Compton, ph: [phone] (ESN 748)
APAC Product Marketing: Adam Kleemeyer, ph: [phone] (ESN 642)

*Nortel, the Nortel logo and the Globemark are trademarks of Nortel.

Nortel is a recognized leader in delivering communications capabilities that enhance the
human experience, ignite and power global commerce, and secure and protect the world’s
most critical information. Serving both service provider and enterprise customers, Nortel
delivers innovative technology solutions encompassing end-to-end broadband, Voice over
IP, multimedia services and applications, and wireless broadband designed to help people
solve the world’s greatest challenges. Nortel does business in more than 150 countries. For
more information, visit Nortel on the Web at www.nortel.com

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