End of Life Announcement
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Eatontown,
New Jersey 07724 U.S.A.
End of Sale/End of Life for 24 Port RJ11 Breakout Block
The 24 Port RJ11 Breakout Block (Part Number 520-0027-00) is being discontinued.
This product will be replaced by the new 8 port RJ11 adaptor, or the 24 port or the 48
port RJ11 patch panels.
The last day to order 24 port breakout blocks will be June 30, 2005.
End of Sale and End of Life
This document outlines the End of Sale (EoS) and End of Life (EoL) plan for the 24 Port
RJ11 Breakout Block (Part Number 520-0027-00)
The reason for this EoL notice is the introduction of the new 8 Port RJ11 Adaptor (Part
Number 501-0169-00), the new 24 Port RJ11 Patch Panel (Part Number 501-00170-00),
and the new 48 Port RJ11 Patch Panel (Part Number 501-0171-00). These products
offer a greater choice of termination configuration options to better meet the needs of our
customers.
Recommended Product Migration
The recommended replacements for the 24 Port RJ11 Breakout Block are shown in the
table below -
Obsolete Product Nearest Equivalent
New 8 port RJ11 Adaptor Unit
24 Port RJ11 Breakout Block New 24 Port RJ11 Patch Panel
New 48 Port RJ11 Patch Panel
The 8 Port RJ11 Adaptor Unit mounts directly to the 50 pin Telco connectors on the rear
panel of the Tenor AX Series. The 24 Port and 48 Port Patch panels are 1U high rack
mounting devices that are connected to the 50 pin Telco connectors on the rear of the
Tenor AX Series using 50 pin Telco to 50 pin Telco cables which must be ordered
separately.
Recommended Product Application
Tenor AX Series Product Recommended Device
AXG800, AXT800, AXE800 (2), AXM800 (2) 8 port RJ11 Adaptor Unit
AXG1600, AXG2400, AXT1600, AXT2400 24 Port RJ11 Patch Panel
AXE1600, AXE2400, AXM1600, AXM2400 48 Port RJ11 Patch Panel
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
June 20, 2005
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.
June 30, 2005
Or when current inventory is
exhausted
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.
June 20, 2005
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.
Not Applicable
End of Hardware Maintenance Date when Quintum will no
longer support hardware fixes
or repairs.
Not Applicable
End of Software Maintenance Date when Quintum will no
longer maintain, provide bug
fixes, or test the software for
the product.
Not Applicable
End of Contract Renewal Date when service contracts
are no longer renewable for
the product.
Not Applicable
End of Support Date when Quintum Technical
Assistance Center (TAC) will
no longer offer support for the
product.
The product becomes
obsolete.
Not Applicable
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