End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco Catalyst 4948 Switch
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EOL8529 - Amended
Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco Catalyst 4948 Switch. The last day to order the affected product(s) is August 1, 2013. Customers with active service contracts will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) as shown in Table 1 of the EoL bulletin. Table 1 describes the end-of-life milestones, definitions, and dates for the affected product(s). Table 2 lists the product part numbers affected by this announcement. For customers with active and paid service and support contracts, support will be available under the terms and conditions of customers' service contract.
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco Catalyst 4948 Switch
| 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, 2012 |
| 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. |
August 1, 2013 |
| 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. |
October 30, 2013 |
| End of SW 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. |
August 1, 2014 |
| End of Vulnerability/Security Support: |
The last date that Cisco Engineering may release a planned maintenance release or scheduled software remedy for a security vulnerability issue. |
July 31, 2016 |
| End of Routine Failure Analysis Date: |
The last-possible date a routine failure analysis may be performed to determine the cause of hardware product failure or defect. |
August 1, 2014 |
| 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. |
August 1, 2014 |
| End of Service Contract Renewal Date: |
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product. |
October 30, 2017 |
| Last Date of Support: |
The last date to receive applicable service and support for the product as entitled by active service contracts or by warranty terms and conditions. After this date, all support services for the product are unavailable, and the product becomes obsolete. |
July 31, 2018 |
Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
| End-of-Sale Product |
Product Description |
Replacement Product Part Number |
Replacement Product Description |
Additional Information |
| WS-C4948 |
Catalyst 4948, optnl sw, 48-Port 10/100/1000+4 SFP, no p/s |
WS-C4948E |
Catalyst 4948E, opt sw, 48-Port 10/100/1000+ 4 SFP+, no p/s |
— For Cisco Catalyst 9300, Catalyst 9500 information, please refer to Product Migration Options section |
| WS-C4948 |
Catalyst 4948, optnl sw, 48-Port 10/100/1000+4 SFP, no p/s |
WS-C4948E-F |
Cat 4948E-F,opt sw,48x 10/100/1000+ 4 SFP+,no PS,Fr Ext |
For Cisco Catalyst 9300, Catalyst 9500 information, please refer to Product Migration Options section |
| WS-C4948-BDL |
Green Bundle 10x WS-C4948 |
WS-C4948E-BDL |
Green Bundle 10x WS-C4948E |
For Cisco Catalyst 9300, Catalyst 9500 information, please refer to Product Migration Options section |
| WS-C4948-BDL |
Green Bundle 10x WS-C4948 |
WS-C4948E-F-BDL |
Green Bundle 10x WS-C4948E-F |
For Cisco Catalyst 9300, Catalyst 9500 information, please refer to Product Migration Options section |
| WS-C4948-E |
Catalyst 4948, ES s/w, 48-Port 10/100/1000+4 SFP, 1 AC p/s |
WS-C4948E-E |
Catalyst 4948E, ES, 48-Port 10/100/1000+ 4 SFP+, AC p/s |
For Cisco Catalyst 9300, Catalyst 9500 information, please refer to Product Migration Options section |
| WS-C4948-E |
Catalyst 4948, ES s/w, 48-Port 10/100/1000+4 SFP, 1 AC p/s |
WS-C4948E-F-E |
Cat 4948E-F, ES, 48x 10/100/1000+ 4 SFP+, AC PS, Fr Ext |
For Cisco Catalyst 9300, Catalyst 9500 information, please refer to Product Migration Options section |
| WS-C4948-S |
Catalyst 4948, IPB s/w, 48-Port 10/100/1000+4 SFP, 1 AC p/s |
WS-C4948E-F-S |
Cat 4948E-F, IPB, 48x 10/100/1000+ 4 SFP+, AC PS, Fr Ext |
For Cisco Catalyst 9300, Catalyst 9500 information, please refer to Product Migration Options section |
| WS-C4948-S |
Catalyst 4948, IPB s/w, 48-Port 10/100/1000+4 SFP, 1 AC p/s |
WS-C4948E-S |
Catalyst 4948E, IPB, 48-Port 10/100/1000+ 4 SFP+, AC p/s |
For Cisco Catalyst 9300, Catalyst 9500 information, please refer to Product Migration Options section |
Product Migration Options
Customers are encouraged to migrate to the Cisco Catalyst 4948E and 4948E-F Ethernet Switches for the latest technology innovation, scalability, and performance enhancements. Information about these products can be found at: https://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/switches/ps5718/ps6021/ps10947/data_sheet_c78-598933.html.
The Cisco® Catalyst® 9300 Series Switches are Cisco’s lead stackable enterprise switching platform built for security, IoT, mobility, and cloud. They are the next generation of the industry’s most widely deployed switching platform. The Catalyst 9300 Series switches form the foundational building block for Software-Defined Access (SD-Access), Cisco’s lead enterprise architecture. At 480 Gbps, they are the industry’s highest-density stacking bandwidth solution with the most flexible uplink architecture. The Catalyst 9300 Series is the first optimized platform for high-density 802.11ac Wave2. It sets new maximums for network scale. Information about this product can be found at: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/switches/catalyst-9300-series-switches/index.html.
The Cisco® Catalyst® 9500 Series Switches are the next generation of enterprise-class core and aggregation layer switches, supporting full programmability and serviceability. Based on an x86 CPU, the Catalyst 9500 Series is Cisco’s lead purpose-built fixed core and aggregation enterprise switching platform, built for security, IoT, and cloud. The switches come with a 4-core, 2.4-GHz CPU, 16-GB DDR4 memory, and 16-GB internal storage. These switches deliver unmatched table scale (MAC/route/ACL) and buffering for enterprise applications. The Catalyst 9500 Series includes nonblocking 40G Quad Small Form-factor Pluggable (QSFP+) and 1G/10G Small Form-factor Pluggable Plus (SFP/SFP+) switches with granular port densities that fit diverse campus needs. The switches support advanced routing and infrastructure services (such as Multiprotocol Label Switching [MPLS] Layer 2 and Layer 3 VPNs, Multicast VPN [MVPN], and Network Address Translation [NAT]); software-defined access capabilities and network system virtualization with Cisco StackWise® virtual technology that are critical for their placement in the campus core. The platform also supports all the foundational high-availability capabilities such as patching, Graceful Insertion and Removal (GIR), Cisco Nonstop Forwarding with Stateful Switchover (NSF/SSO), redundant platinum-rated power supplies, and fans. Information about this product can be found at: https://www.cisco.com/site/us/en/products/networking/switches/catalyst-9500-series-switches/index.html.
Customers may be able to use the Cisco Technology Migration Program (TMP) where applicable to trade-in eligible products and receive credit toward the purchase of new Cisco equipment. For more information about Cisco TMP, customers should work with their Cisco Partner or Cisco account team. Cisco Partners can find additional TMP information on Partner Central at https://www.cisco.com/web/partners/incentives_and_promotions/tmp.html.
Customers may be able to continue to purchase the Cisco Catalyst 4948 Switch through the Cisco Certified Refurbished Equipment program. Refurbished units may be available in limited supply for sale in certain countries on a first-come, first-served basis until the Last Date of Support has been reached. For information about the Cisco Certified Refurbished Equipment program, go to: https://www.cisco.com/go/eos.
Service prices for Cisco products are subject to change after the product End-of-Sale date.
The Cisco Takeback and Recycle program helps businesses dispose properly of surplus products that have reached their end of useful life. The program is open to all business users of Cisco equipment and its associated brands and subsidiaries. For more information, go to: https://www.cisco.com/web/about/ac227/ac228/ac231/about_cisco_takeback_recycling.html.
For More Information
For more information about the Cisco Catalyst 4948E and 4948E-F Ethernet Switches, visit https://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/switches/ps5718/ps6021/ps10947/data_sheet_c78-598933.html, or contact your local account representative.
For more information about the Cisco End-of-Life Policy, go to: https://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_end-of-life_policy.html.
For more information about the Cisco Product Warranties, go to: https://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/prod_warranties_listing.html.
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