It took me a moment to realize that the first two items in Cisco End-of-Life / End-of-Sale Batch #49 are not the same thing. Both the long and short reach versions of the OC-48 hardware are affected. Take note and be prepared.
Don’t forget, most EoL / EoS announcements include a list of product migration options. [...]

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Cisco End-of-Life / End-of-Sale Batch #48 contains the usual retinue of one-off Cisco products. The Cisco AS5850 is a fairly high-end product, but it’s being replaced with the existing Cisco AS5400 series.
Don’t forget, most EoL / EoS announcements include a list of product migration options. If you need help deciding which product is best [...]

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Cisco End-of-Life / End-of-Sale Batch #47 reminds me of that old proverb: March comes in like a lion, and out like a lamb. This batch starts off with announcements affecting some of Cisco’s most popular router and switch lines (the Cisco 12000 and 7600 series, and the Catalyst 6500 series), but it ends with two [...]

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By default, service set identifiers (SSIDs) configured on a Cisco integrated services router are not broadcast. This means that if you want to configure a client to use the wireless network, you’ll have to manually enter the SSID in the client configuration. This isn’t a bad thing, but it is a tad inconvenient.
A quick note: [...]

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Welcome to Cisco End-of-Life / End-of-Sale Batch #46. As frequently happens, the products in this batch are not going to surprise anyone. Still, review the list closely and make sure you have made the appropriate preparations if you are affected.
Don’t forget, most EoL / EoS announcements include a list of product migration options. If [...]

Categories: Networking