Nortel Passport 2430 Product Support Bulletin

Retirement Bulletin
Bulletin Number: R-2006-0234-Global

Date: 01 January 2007

Multiprotocol Router 2430 Manufacture Discontinue Notice

REVISION HISTORY

Date Revision # Summary of Changes

01 January 2007 Original bulletin This is the original publication

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

April 30, 2007
May 31, 2007
May 31, 2007
June 1, 2012

BayRS 15.7, 15.6, 15.4
Global, NA, CALA, EMEA, and Asia Pacific

Introduction

The Multiprotocol Router 2430 product portfolio is being discontinued by Nortel*. The last
order date is April 30, 2007 with table below providing a list of discontinued codes. Any
Multiprotocol Router 2430 order codes not listed in the table have also been discontinued.

The recommended replacement product for the Multiprotocol Router 2430 is the Secure
Router 1001 or 1002. Please note that the Secure Router products are IP WAN routers and
do not support legacy multiprotocol features of the BayRS family, including the Multiprotocol
Router 2430. The Secure Router 1001 and 1002 provide superior price/performance with
advanced features in the areas of Routing, WAN, VPN, Security, Quality of Service and
Network Management.

Technical support for the Multiprotocol Router 2430 products will continue through the
normal Nortel Technical Support Center. This notice will also serve as the final EOL notice
for the order codes identified below and no additional notice will be issued.

Definition

Manufacture Discontinue (MD) – This notice serves as formal communication of Nortel
Networks’ intent to MD the product(s) noted. No further orders will be accepted as of the

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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 Networks 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.

Product Overview (See Table for Detail)

System Components

Passport 2430, 10/100 Ethernet AC Base Unit, 32M DRAM, 802.1q

PB2002005

WAN Adapter Module Options

CV0011044 Gray Serial Adapter Module Field Upgrade / Spare (
CV0011045 Gray ISDN BRI S/T Adapter Module Field Upgrade/Spare (without NT1)

CV0011046 Gray ISDN BRI U Adapter Module Field Upgrade/Spare (with NT1)

support, new chassis. Includes power supply (but no power cord),
console cable, documentation. POWER CORD MUST BE ORDERED
SEPARATELY.

CV0011048

CV0011050
CV0011053 Gray E1/FE1 Adapter Module Field Upgrade/Spare (RJ)

CV0011054 Gray E1/FE1 Adapter Module Field Upgrade/Spare (BNC)
CV0011055
PB1011001 Second Ethernet 10Mbps Module (slot one only).

Gray V.34 Modem Adapter Module (North America only) Field
Upgrade/Spare

T1/FT1 DSU/CSU Adapter Module (North America only) Field
Upgrade/Spare (See Note 1)

Gray 56/64 DSU/CSU Adapter Module (North America only) Field
Upgrade/Spare

Product

Passport 2430 T1 Bundle. It includes 10/100 Ethernet AC Base Unit, 32M

PB2002006

DRAM, T1/FT1 DSU/CSU Adapter Module. Includes power supply, power
cord, console cable, documentation, router software IP Access Suite, Site
Manager CD-ROM.

ACCESSORIES

Accessories

AA0011020 5V 16M Flash PCMCIA Card Spare - Formatted.
AA0011026

PB0011001

PB0011002
PB0011003 16M to 32M DRAM SIMM upgrade
PB3811001

Console Cable for Multiprotocol Routers 2430/5430 Models and VPN
Router 1010/1050/1100 Models.

Passport 2430 wall-mount kit. For mounting Passport 2430 on a wall.
Includes hardware and instructions

Passport 2430 rack-mount kit. For rack mounting Passport 2430. Includes
hardware and instructions.

Xircom RealPort 56K/V.90 PCMCIA console modem. Universal
homologation.

FIELD UPGRADES/SPARE OPTIONS

Power Supplies

PB0005A01

Passport 2430 external AC power supply replacement. Does not include
detachable, country-specific power cord - spare/upgrade.

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