Overview

This notice defines the end-of-sale and end-of-life timeline for the Catalyst 4948 Switch, with an end-of-sale date of August 1, 2013.

End-of-Life Milestones and Dates

Milestone Description Date
End-of-Life Announcement Date Date when the end-of-life notice was published August 1, 2012
End-of-Sale Date Last date to place orders through standard sales channels August 1, 2013
Last Ship Date Final date products may be shipped October 30, 2013
End of Software Maintenance Releases Last date for maintenance or bug-fix software releases August 1, 2014
End of Vulnerability/Security Support Last date for planned security maintenance July 31, 2016
End of Routine Failure Analysis Last date routine hardware failure analysis is provided August 1, 2014
End of New Service Attachment Last date to add new service contracts August 1, 2014
End of Service Contract Renewal Last date to renew or extend existing service contracts October 30, 2017
Last Date of Support Final date support is available under active service contracts or warranties July 31, 2018

Product Part Numbers Affected

End-of-Sale Part Number Product Description Replacement Part Number Replacement Description
WS-C4948 Catalyst 4948, optional software, 48 × 10/100/1000 ports, 4 SFP, no power supply WS-C4948E Catalyst 4948E, optional software, 48 × 10/100/1000 ports, 4 SFP+
WS-C4948 Same configuration as above WS-C4948E-F Catalyst 4948E-F, same port layout, front-to-back airflow
WS-C4948-BDL Green bundle containing ten WS-C4948 units WS-C4948E-BDL Green bundle containing ten WS-C4948E units
WS-C4948-BDL Same configuration as above WS-C4948E-F-BDL Green bundle containing ten WS-C4948E-F units
WS-C4948-E Enhanced software, 48 × 10/100/1000 ports, 4 SFP, one AC power supply WS-C4948E-E Enhanced software, 48 × 10/100/1000 ports, 4 SFP+, AC power supply
WS-C4948-E Same configuration as above WS-C4948E-F-E Enhanced software, front-to-back airflow
WS-C4948-S IP Base software, 48 × 10/100/1000 ports, 4 SFP, one AC power supply WS-C4948E-S IP Base software, AC power supply
WS-C4948-S Same configuration as above WS-C4948E-F-S IP Base software, front-to-back airflow

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