From: elping (elping@xxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Wed Jun 05 2002 - 00:22:01 GMT-3
yep ...
that seems to be the case...I think they will try to get the switching back int
o
routing and switching....
expect to see more switching ....
Jeff Duchin wrote:
> This would probably mean pulling this out of the lab I would think?!
>
> Product Bulletin 1644
> Catalyst 3900 and 3920 Token Ring Switch End of Sale Announcement
> Introduction
> Cisco Systems announces the End of Sale and End of Life for the Catalyst.
> 3900 and 3920 Token Ring switches.
>
> Overview
> In 1997, Cisco introduced the second-generation family of Token Ring
> switchesfthe Catalyst 3900 stackable Token Ring switch, followed a few
> months later by the Catalyst 3920 stackable Token Ring switch. These
> products quickly gained a high level of customer acceptance and have
> subsequently been installed in thousands of mission-critical Token Ring
> networks worldwide. However, since that time the number of customers
> continuing to use Token Ring has decreased dramatically, with most customers
> converting to networks based on Ethernet. The demand for Token Ring products
> is now at a very low level. Vendors that produce chips used for the
> production of these products are discontinuing those chips, making the
> continuing production impossible without expensive redesign. Considering the
> low level of demand, it is not practical for Cisco to undertake this
> redesign. Cisco is, therefore, announcing the End of Sale of the products
> listed in Table 1, effective February 12, 2003. There are no replacement
> products. Cisco is making this announcement a full year prior to actual End
> of Sale to give customers who have not yet completed migration to Ethernet
> an opportunity to adjust their plans as necessary. Table 2 describes the
> dates associated with this announcement.
>
> Table 2: Milestones for the Catalyst 3900 Series Products Milestone
> Effective Date
> End of Sale Announcement
> February 12, 2002
>
> End of Sale
> February 12, 2003
>
> Discontinue Contract Renewal
> March 1, 2006
>
> End of Support/End of Life
> March 1, 2007
>
> Jeff
>
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