Nortel Passport 2430 Product Support Bulletin

Retirement Bulletin
Bulletin Number: R-2006-0234-Global
Date: 01 January 2007
Multiprotocol Router 2430 Manufacture Discontinue Notice
Date
01 January 2007
Last Time Order Date:
Last Ship Date:
Manufacture Discontinue (MD) Date:
End of Life (EOL) Date:
Last Supported Software Release:
Market Regions Affected:
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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Revision #
Original bulletin This is the original publication
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
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Summary of Changes
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