As of 2024, Cisco announces the end-of-life dates for traditional campus products, legacy routing platforms, and some datacenter products.
As of 2024, Cisco Systems has officially announced the end-of-life dates for all of the traditional campus product lines, many of the legacy routing platforms, and some datacenter products.
A wave of popular products are set to reach the end of their serviceability. The first of this wave will begin in year 2025 and will conclude sometime in 2028 – a total span of about 4 years.
Popular models listed below.
Catalyst Switching:
| Switch Series | Last Date for Hardware Support |
| Catalyst C2960X Series | 10/31/2027 |
| Catalyst C3850 Series (Copper) | 10/31/2025 |
| Catalyst C3850 Series (Fiber) | 04/30/2027 |
| Catalyst C4500-X | 10/31/2025 |
| Catalyst C6800 | 04/30/2027 |
Aironet Wireless:
| Switch Series | Last Date for Hardware Support |
| AIR-CT3504 | 01/31/2027 |
| AIR-CT5520 | 01/31/2027 |
| AIR-CAP2702 | 04/30/2024 |
| AIR-AP2802 | 10/31/2027 |
| AIR-AP156x | 01/31/2028 |
Integrated Service Routers:
| Switch Series | Last Date for Hardware Support |
| ISR4200/4300/4400 | 11/30/2028 |
Datacenter Products:
| Switch Series | Last Date for Hardware Support |
| Nexus N7700 | 10/31/2028 |
| Nexus N7K-7010 | 02/28/2027 |
| Nexus 3048 | 08/31/2025 |
If you have not already taken a complete inventory of your existing Cisco infrastructure deployment, Keller Schroeder can assist with this effort. Keller Schroeder also has technical resources available to help assess the lifecycle of any product or solution, whether or not the product is explicitly listed above.
Contact us today to schedule an inventory assessment or to begin planning the refresh of your existing deployment.
Written By:
Ty Nixon
Enterprise Networking Practice Lead
Infrastructure Solutions Group
