Sales of Cisco Catalyst 3500XL series switches are being discontinued.

  
    
    
  

Cisco Systems ceases production of three models of Cisco Catalyst 3500XL series switches:         Cisco Catalyst 3512 XL         Cisco Catalyst 3524 XL         Cisco Catalyst 3548 XL

The official deadline
for accepting orders is July 27, 2002. It is possible
that sales will stop earlier due to the
limited number of available
devices in Cisco Systems warehouses.

However, the end of sales does not
mean the end of technical support.
It will continue until July 27
, 2007.

After the termination of sales of the three
listed models in the Cisco Catalyst 3500XL series
, the following switch models will remain available
:

  
• 
      

  Cisco Catalyst 3508XL Enterprise Edition


  
• 
      

  Cisco Catalyst 3524PWR-XL Enterprise Edition (model
      with in-line power technology support)

As a replacement
for discontinued switches, it is recommended
to use the following models:

  
    
  

Models being discontinued        Recommended replacement        Specifications        Cisco Catalyst 3512-XL        Cisco Catalyst 2950G-12-EI        12 10/100 ports and two GBIC slots       converters        Cisco Catalyst 3524 XL        Cisco Catalyst 2950G-24-EI Cisco Catalyst 3550-24-SMI Cisco Catalyst       3550-24-EMI        24 10/100 ports and two GBIC slots       converters        Cisco Catalyst 3548 XL        Cisco Catalyst 2950G-48-EI Cisco Catalyst 3550-48-SMI Cisco Catalyst       3550-48-EMI        48 10/100 ports and two GBIC slots       converters

Description of Cisco Catalyst 2950 Series SwitchesDescription of Cisco Catalyst 3550 Series Switches