Quintum CMS240 Manual

End of Life Announcement
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Eatontown,
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End of Sale/End of Life for Series 1 Tenor CMS Products
The Series 1 Tenor CMS family of products (14 Slot Chassis components, System
Controller Card, 8 Port T1 Line Interface Card, 8 Port E1 Line Interface Card, and 120
Port DSP Resource Cards) was replaced by the new Tenor CMS 240/960 Series of
products, which was launched in February, 2003.
The last day to order Series 1 Tenor CMS products will be August 1, 2004.
Introduction
The Series 1 Tenor CMS family of Carrier MultiPath Switches was first introduced in May
2002. These products have been successfully deployed and providing reliable, high
quality voice over IP services in service provider applications in over 70 countries
throughout the world.
End of Sale and End of Life
This document outlines the End of Sale (EoS) and End of Life (EoL) plan for the Series 1
Tenor CMS family of products. These products include the 14 Slot CMS Chassis and
Chassis Components, System Controller Card, T1 Line Interface Card, E1 Line Interface
Card, and DSP-120 DSP Resource Card.
The reason for this EoL notice is the phasing out of these older components. These
components have now been superseded by, newer, more reliable, items designed and
manufactured by Quintum. The new Tenor CMS 240/960 Series offers a wider range of
configurations in a choice of two, more compact, chassis options.
Recommended Product Migration
The recommended replacements for Series 1 Tenor CMS components are shown in the
table below -
Series 1 Tenor CMS Product Nearest CMS240/960 Equivalent
System Controller Card CMS System Controller Card**
8 Port T1 Line Interface Card DS-1 T1/E1 8 Port Line Interface Card**
8 Port E1 Line Interface Card DS-1 T1/E1 8 Port Line Interface Card**
DSP-120 DSP Resource Card DSP-120 120 Port Resource Module**
** Please note that these new components require the system software to be upgraded
to Release 2-5-86 or higher to function correctly in the older 14 Slot Chassis. Only one
type of Line Interface Card is now required which is programmable to either T1 or E1
operation on a port-by-port basis. The DSP-120 DSP Resource Module is a small
daughter card that mounts onto either of two sockets located on the Line Interface Card.

End of Life Announcement
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End of Sale and Product Support Timelines
Milestone Description Date
End of Life Announcement Date when a Technical
Bulletin is issued to notify
Quintum partners and
customers of the EoL Plan for
a specified product
August 1, 2004
End of Sale Date when the EoL products
are no longer orderable or
listed in Quintum Price lists.
Service contracts can be
renewed until the end of
contract renewal date.
Products are supported until
the end of support date listed
below.
August 1, 2004
End of Production Date when Quintum ceases
manufacture of the product
and no longer maintains
inventory for new sales.
Stocks will be maintained to
support RMA activities until
the end of hardware
maintenance date.
August 1, 2004
Last Software Release Date and release number of
the last release of software for
this product.
Only maintenance releases
and patches will be supplied
after this date.
August 1, 2004
Release 1-5-86
End of Hardware Maintenance Date when Quintum will no
longer support hardware fixes
or repairs.
August 1, 2006, or, the date
on which our product suppliers
discontinue manufacture, or
repair, of these components.
End of Software Maintenance Date when Quintum will no
longer maintain, provide bug
fixes, or test the software for
the product.
August 1, 2006
End of Contract Renewal Date when service contracts
are no longer renewable for
the product.
August 1, 2005
End of Support Date when Quintum Technical
Assistance Center (TAC) will
no longer offer support for the
product.
The product becomes
obsolete.
August 1, 2006