Cisco Packet Over SONET (POSIP) Model 20 End-of-Sale Announcement [Cisco Port Adapters]

END-OF-LIFE NOTICE, NO. 644

INTRODUCTION

This Product Bulletin covers the issues associated with the End-of-Sale of Cisco® Packet Over SONET (POSIP) Model 20 product series.

The last order date for these products is July 26, 1997. Last order date has been expedited with the recent price reduction of the existing POSIP-40 product series. The POSIP-40 family is a form, fit, and function replacement for the POSIP-20 product family. Information about products affected by this announcement, product availability, maintenance, and product substitutions are included.

RATIONALE

POSIP-20 product family has entered End-of-Sale with the recent price reduction of the POSIP-40 product family. Please review the Pricing Alert for additional details.

The last order date for POSIP-20 products is quick since the POSIP-40 is a direct replacement for the POSIP-20 at a lower price point with additional memory and increased services.

SPECIFIC PRODUCTS AFFECTED

The following products are affected by this End-of-Sale announcement.

Product No.

Description

POSIP-OC3-20-MM (=)

Packet Over SONET OC3/SDH Multimode

1-port, 1M SRAM, DSW

POSIP-OC3-20-SM (=)

Packet Over SONET OC3/SDH Single-Mode

1-port, 1M SRAM, DSW

AVAILABILITY

End-of-Sale	July 26, 1997	After July 26, 1997, the products listed in the table above will no longer be orderable.
End of Software Maintenance	July 26, 1998	End of Software Maintenance for POSIP-20 Series is not being announced at this time.
End of Hardware Maintenance	July 26, 2002	After July 26, 2002, no hardware repairs or exchanges will be available for the POSIP-20.

PRODUCT SUBSTITUTION

For Cisco Series 75xx routers and Cisco Series 70x0 routers equipped with the RSP7000, the following products are direct replacements for those products entering End-of-Sale.

End-of-Sale Product	Replacement Product	Advantages of Replacement Product
POSIP-OC3-20-MM	POSIP-OC3-40-MM	• Aggressive new pricing of POSIP-40 • Increased SRAM to 2 MB • Increased DRAM to 32 MB • One product provides both Distributed Switching and Distributed Services
POSIP-OC3-40-SM	POSIP-OC3-40-SM	• Aggressive new pricing of POSIP-40 • Increased SRAM to 2 MB • Increased DRAM to 32 MB • One product provides both Distributed Switching and Distributed Services

If you have any questions, please call:

Tom Russell
Product Manager, Cisco 7500 Product Manager
ISP Business Unit
408 527-2318

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