Cisco Catalyst 2948G Product Support Bulletin

Product Bulletin No. EOL4112
End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Catalyst
2948G-GE-TX Switch
®
Cisco Systems announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Cisco Catalyst 2948G-GE-TX Switch. The
last day to order the affected product is January 30, 2007. Customers with active service contracts will continue
to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) until January 29, 2012. Table 1 describes the
end-of-life milestones, definitions, and dates for the affected product. Table 2 lists the product part numbers affected
by this announcement.
Customers are encouraged to migrate to the Cisco Catalyst 3560G-48TS and Catalyst 2960G-48TC Switches. Table 2 provides relevant
information for migrating to the replacement products.
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco Catalyst 2948G-GE-TX Switch.
Milestone
End-of-Life
Announcement Date
End-of-Sale Date
Last Ship Date
End of Software Maintenance
Releases Date
End of Routine Failure
Analysis Date
End of New Service
Attachment Date
End of Service Contract
Renewal Date
Last Date of Support
Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
End-of-Sale Product
Part Number
WS-C2948G-GE-TX
WS-C2948G-GE-TX
PRODUCT MIGRATION OPTIONS
The recommended replacements for the Cisco Catalyst 2948G-GE-TX Switch are the Cisco Catalyst 3560G-48TS and Catalyst 2960G-
48TC Switches.
Information about these products can be found at:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6406/index.html
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Definition
The date the document that announces the end of sale and end of life of a product is distributed
to the general public.
The last date to order the product through Cisco point-of-sale mechanisms. The product is no
longer for sale after this date.
The last-possible ship date that can be requested of Cisco and/or its contract manufacturers.
Actual ship date is dependent on lead time.
The last date that Cisco Engineering may release any final software maintenance releases or
bug fixes. After this date, Cisco Engineering will no longer develop, repair, maintain, or test
the product software.
The last-possible date a routine failure analysis may be performed to determine the cause of
product failure or defect.
For equipment and software that is not covered by a service-and-support contract, this is the last
date to order a new service-and-support contract or add the equipment and/or software to an
existing service-and-support contract.
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.
The last date to receive service and support for the product. After this date, all support services
for the product are unavailable, and the product becomes obsolete.
Product Description
Catalyst 2948G-GE-TX, 48 10/100/1000 ports +
4 SFP ports
Catalyst 2948G-GE-TX, 48 10/100/1000 ports +
4 SFP ports
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps5528/index.html
Replacement Product Replacement Product Description
Part Number
WS-C2960G-48TC-L Catalyst 2960 48 10/100/1000,
4 T/SFP LAN Base Image
WS-C3560G-48TS-S Catalyst 3560 48 10/100/1000T +
4 SFP Standard Image
Date
August 1, 2006
January 30, 2007
April 30, 2007
January 30, 2008
January 30, 2008
January 30, 2008
April 27, 2011
January 29, 2012
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