Cisco Systems® announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Cisco BTS 10200 Ulticom Card. The last day to order the affected product is May 15, 2006. Customers with active service contracts will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) until October 22, 2011. 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 with upgrade to the Cisco BTS version 4.x will need to migrate to the Cisco ITP Signaling Gateway.
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco BTS 10200 Ulticom Card.
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.
April 24, 2006
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.
May 15, 2006
Last Ship 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.
June 1, 2006
End of Routine Failure Analysis Date
The last-possible date a routine failure analysis may be performed to determine the cause of product failure or defect.
October 23, 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.
October 23, 2007
End of Service Contract Renewal Date
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.
January 18, 2011
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.
October 22, 2011
Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
End-of-Sale Product Part Number
Product Description
Replacement Product Part Number
Replacement Product Description
BTS-ULTICOM=
Ulticom Card for use with BTS 10200 Hardware
S26SG-12221SW
Cisco 2600 Series IOS IP TRANSFER POINT (M3UA/SUA)
BTS-ULTICOM=
Ulticom Card for use with BTS 10200 Hardware
S73SG-12221SW
Cisco 7301 Series IOS IP TRANSFER POINT (M3UA/SUA)
