Retirement Bulletin
Bulletin Number: R-2006-0232-Global
Date:
01 January 2007
Multiprotocol Router Access Stack Node (ASN)
Manufacture Discontinue Notice
R
EVISION
H
ISTORY
Date
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Summary of Changes
01 January 2007
Original
bulletin
This is the original publication
Last Time Order Date:
April 30, 2007
Last Ship Date:
May 31, 2007
Manufacture Discontinue (MD) Date:
May 31, 2007
End of Life (EOL) Date:
June 1, 2012
Last Supported Software Release:
BayRS 15.7, 15.6, 15.4
Market Regions Affected:
Global, NA, CALA, EMEA, and Asia Pacific
Introduction
The Multiprotocol Router ASN product portfolio is being discontinued by Nortel*. The last
order date is April 30, 2007 with the table below providing a list of discontinued codes. Any
Multiprotocol Router ASN order codes not listed in the table have also been discontinued.
The recommended replacement product for the Multiprotocol Router ASN is the Secure
Router 3120. Please note that the Secure Router products are IP WAN routers and do not
support legacy multiprotocol features of the BayRS family, including the Multiprotocol Router
ASN. The Secure Router 3120 provides superior price/performance with advanced features
in the areas of Routing, WAN, VPN, Security, Quality of Service and Network Management.
Technical support for the Multiprotocol Router ASN products will continue through the
normal Nortel Technical Support Center. This notice will also serve as the final EOL notice
for the order codes identified below and no additional notice will be issued.
Definition
Manufacture Discontinue (MD) – This notice serves as formal communication of Nortel
Networks’ intent to MD the product(s) noted. No further orders will be accepted as of the
Nortel
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