Nortel Passport 2430 Dimensions

Retirement Bulletin
Bulletin Number: R-2006-0234-Global
Date: 01 January 2007
Multiprotocol Router 2430 Manufacture Discontinue Notice
REVISION HISTORY
Date Revision # 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 2430 product portfolio is being discontinued by Nortel*. The last
order date is April 30, 2007 with table below providing a list of discontinued codes. Any
Multiprotocol Router 2430 order codes not listed in the table have also been discontinued.
The recommended replacement product for the Multiprotocol Router 2430 is the Secure
Router 1001 or 1002. 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 2430. The Secure Router 1001 and 1002 provide 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 2430 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
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Last Time Order Date shown above and no further shipments made after the product has
been discontinued. The MD of these products should not be interpreted as the
discontinuance of any Nortel Networks agreements to support the existing field population.
Services to the existing product base will continue to be provided until the End of Life (EOL)
date shown above.
Product Overview (See Table for Detail)
System Components
PB2002005
Passport 2430, 10/100 Ethernet AC Base Unit, 32M DRAM, 802.1q
support, new chassis. Includes power supply (but no power cord),
console cable, documentation. POWER CORD MUST BE ORDERED
SEPARATELY.
WAN Adapter Module Options
CV0011044 Gray Serial Adapter Module Field Upgrade / Spare (
CV0011045 Gray ISDN BRI S/T Adapter Module Field Upgrade/Spare (without NT1)
CV0011046 Gray ISDN BRI U Adapter Module Field Upgrade/Spare (with NT1)
CV0011048 Gray V.34 Modem Adapter Module (North America only) Field
Upgrade/Spare
CV0011050 T1/FT1 DSU/CSU Adapter Module (North America only) Field
Upgrade/Spare (See Note 1)
CV0011053 Gray E1/FE1 Adapter Module Field Upgrade/Spare (RJ)
CV0011054 Gray E1/FE1 Adapter Module Field Upgrade/Spare (BNC)
CV0011055 Gray 56/64 DSU/CSU Adapter Module (North America only) Field
Upgrade/Spare
PB1011001 Second Ethernet 10Mbps Module (slot one only).
Product
PB2002006
Passport 2430 T1 Bundle. It includes 10/100 Ethernet AC Base Unit, 32M
DRAM, T1/FT1 DSU/CSU Adapter Module. Includes power supply, power
cord, console cable, documentation, router software IP Access Suite, Site
Manager CD-ROM.
ACCESSORIES
Accessories
AA0011020 5V 16M Flash PCMCIA Card Spare - Formatted.
AA0011026 Console Cable for Multiprotocol Routers 2430/5430 Models and VPN
Router 1010/1050/1100 Models.
PB0011001 Passport 2430 wall-mount kit. For mounting Passport 2430 on a wall.
Includes hardware and instructions
PB0011002 Passport 2430 rack-mount kit. For rack mounting Passport 2430. Includes
hardware and instructions.
PB0011003 16M to 32M DRAM SIMM upgrade
PB3811001 Xircom RealPort 56K/V.90 PCMCIA console modem. Universal
homologation.
FIELD UPGRADES/SPARE OPTIONS
Power Supplies
PB0005A01 Passport 2430 external AC power supply replacement. Does not include
detachable, country-specific power cord - spare/upgrade.
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Software Dependencies
Software support on the product will continue per Nortel support policy. BayRS 15.7 will
continue to be fully supported for one year after manufacture discontinuation and limited
support for four more years after full support ends. BayRS 15.6 and 15.4 will continue to
have limited support for five years after manufacture discontinuation.
Alternative/Replacement Products/Solutions
The recommended replacement product for the Multiprotocol Router 2430 is the Secure
Router 1001 or 1002. 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 2430. The Secure Router 1001 and 1002 provide superior price/performance with
advanced features in the areas of Routing, WAN, VPN, Security, Quality of Service and
Network Management.
Related Product and Sales & Marketing Bulletins (if applicable)
Not applicable.
Customer Actions
Customers are advised to consider this notification in conducting last time buys or planning
a product replacement with the Nortel Secure Router 1000 Series family. For more
information, please contact your Nortel Networks account representative. Content herein is
not intended to supercede existing customer contractual commitments.
*Nortel, the Nortel logo and the Globemark are trademarks of Nortel.
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The information in this document is subject to change without notice. Nortel reserves the right to make changes, without notice,
in equipment design as engineering or manufacturing methods may warrant. The statements, configurations, technical data,
and recommendations in this document are believed to be accurate and reliable, but are presented without express or implied
warranty. Users must take full responsibility for their applications of any products specified in this document. The information in
this document is proprietary to Nortel Networks Limited.
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