Cisco Systems® announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco® BTS 10200 Softswitch software versions 4.1 and 4.2 and Cisco Extensible Provisioning and Operations Manager (EPOM) software version 4.2. The last day to order the affected products is February 1, 2006. Customers with active service contracts will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) until August 1, 2008. 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 BTS 10200 Softswitch version 4.4.1Vxx and Cisco EPOM 4.4.1 which is an upgrade with new functionality. Information about the replacement products can be found at:
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch software versions 4.1 and 4.2 and Cisco EPOM software version 4.2
Milestone
Definition
Date
End-of-life announcement date
The date the document that announces the end of sale and end of life of a product is distributed to the general public.
August 1, 2005
End-of-sale date
The last date to order the product through Cisco point-of-sale mechanisms. The product is no longer for sale after this date.
February 1, 2006
Last shipment 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.
May 1, 2006
End of software maintenance releases date
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.
February 1, 2007
End of new service attachment date
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.
February 1, 2007
End of service contract renewal date
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.
August 1, 2008
Last date of support
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.
February 1, 2009
Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
End-of-Sale Product Part Number
Product Description
Replacement Product Part Number
Replacement Product Description
BTS10200-SW-4.1K9
BTS 10200 Release 4.1 Base Software
BTS-SW-4.4.1V01K9
BTS 10200 Release 4.4.1 Base Software
BTS-SW-4.2.0V09K9
BTS 10200 R4.2.0V09 Software
BTS-SW-4.4.1V01K9
BTS 10200 Release 4.4.1 Base Software
BTS-SW-4.2.0V11K9
BTS 10200 R4.2.0V11 Software
BTS-SW-4.4.1V01K9
BTS 10200 Release 4.4.1 Base Software
CSCOepom-4_2_0_1.tar
Cisco EPOM 4.2(0)1 software file name for download from Cisco.com
CSCOepom-4_4_1-20050328-01.tar
Cisco EPOM 4.2(0)1 software file name for download from Cisco.com
PRODUCT MIGRATION OPTIONS
The recommended replacement for the Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch software versions 4.1 and 4.2 is the BTS 10200 Softswitch version 4.4.1 (Table 3). BTS 10200 version 4.4.1 contains both bug fixes and new features. The Cisco.com download location for EPOM is http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/epom44
Table 3. Product Comparisons
Feature
Cisco BTS 10200 R4.1.0 & R4.2.0
Cisco BTS 10200 R4.4.1
Configurable ACM Timer Based on Incoming Trunk Group
No
Yes
Outgoing Call Barring
3 levels supported
7 levels supported
ETSI v2 ISUP
No
Yes
PacketCable Certified CMS, MGC
Yes
Yes
SIP Trunk Audit
No
Yes
Simultaneous Support for CALEA Methods: PacketCable + SII
No - customer had to choose 1 method
Yes
Configurable SIP Timer
No
Yes
SIP Trunk Route Server
No
Yes
Translation Verification Tool
No
Yes
Query Verification Tool
No
Yes
Suppress Sending of Internet Control Message Protocol Ping
No
Yes
SCTP-ASSOC-PROFILE Parameters
Not configurable
Configurable
Support of Sun Netra 1280
No
Yes
HTTPs Support
No
Yes
Administrative Login Authentication Using LDAP & RADIUS
No
Yes
Hardened Solaris
No
Yes
Secure CORBA
No
Yes
Secure FTP Support for Billing Interface
No
Yes
Two-Level Automatic Recall
No
Yes
Originating Point Codes
5 Supported with maximum of 16 subsystem numbers
8 Supported with maximum of 32 subsystem records
Support of VXSM Gateway
No
Yes
FOR MORE INFORMATION
For more information about the Cisco BTS 10200, visit http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/vcallcon/ps531/index.html and for more information about EPOM, visit http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/netmgtsw/ps5506/index.html or contact your local account representative.
