The Cisco ONS & 15216 PIDs reached End of Service Life (EOSL) on 31 Dec 2025.
08 Dec 2020EOSL
31 Dec 2025
- Manufacturer
- Cisco
- Product family
- ONS 15454 Series Multiservice Transport Platforms
- Models / part numbers
- ONS-CFP2-WDM-1KE, ONS-SE+-10G-LR, ONS-SE-GE-ZX, ONS-SE-200-MM, 15216-MD-ID-50
- Category
- Optical Networking
- End of sale / EOL
- 08 Dec 2020
- End of Service Life
- 31 Dec 2025
- Source
- OEM end-of-life notice · view source
- Notes
- Cisco end-of-life bulletin (announced 2020-06-09). Covers 8 part numbers, e.g. ONS-CFP2-WDM-1KE, ONS-SE+-10G-LR, ONS-SE-GE-ZX.
- Last checked
- 14 Nov 2026
Frequently asked questions
When is the Cisco ONS & 15216 PIDs End of Service Life?
Cisco ONS & 15216 PIDs reached End of Service Life on 31 Dec 2025, after End of Sale on 08 Dec 2020.
What happens after the ONS & 15216 PIDs reaches EOSL?
Cisco stops selling support contracts, spare parts and firmware updates. The hardware keeps working, but break/fix, parts and engineering help must come from a third-party maintenance provider.
Can SLA Expert support the ONS & 15216 PIDs after EOSL?
Yes — SLA Expert provides multi-vendor third-party maintenance, spares and field engineering for post-EOSL Cisco equipment across the Middle East and Africa. Request a quote to confirm coverage for your units.
Related Cisco EOSL dates
| Model | Category | End of sale | EOSL date | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FASTPAD, PP-80-LC, 6AD-DD-CFS, AR-MXP, AR-XPE, 15454-PSM, 10G-ZR and Selective 400G Bundles 15454-AR-MXP-LIC, 15454-AR-XPE, 15454-PP-80-LC, NCS2K-6AD-DD-CFS, 15454-PSM, NCS2K-400G-BUN-SK, NCS2K-10XMXP-SK, NCS2K-10X200XP-SK, NCS2K-400GXP-SK, FASTPAD-FR, FASTPADLMP-STD, FASTPADMPR-B2780 | Optical Networking | 30 May 2026 | 31 May 2031 | OEM supported | |
| ONS pluggable - Tunable 10G XFP ONS-XC-10G-C | Optical Networking | 29 Jan 2025 | 31 Jan 2030 | OEM supported | |
| NCS 1010 Products with Older Faceplate NCS1K-OLT-C, NCS1K-OLT-R-C, NCS1K-ILA-R-C, NCS1K-ILA-2R-C, NCS1K-OLT-L | Optical Networking | 28 Feb 2026 | 28 Feb 2031 | OEM supported | |
| ONS pluggable - CFP2-ACO ONS-CFP2-WDM, ONS-CFP2-ACO-BDL, ONS-CFP2-BUN-SK, ONS-CFP2-WDM-LIC, ONS-CFP2WDM-BUN, ONS-CFP2WDM-BUN4, NCS1K-Q-CFP2KE-KIT, NCS1K-Q-CFP2-KIT | Optical Networking | 31 Jul 2025 | 31 Jul 2030 | OEM supported | |
| ONS pluggable - OSC ULH and 2G-DWDM ONS-SC-OSC-ULH, ONS-SC-2G-28.7, ONS-SC-2G-30.3, ONS-SC-2G-31.1, ONS-SC-2G-31.9, ONS-SC-2G-32.6, ONS-SC-2G-33.4, ONS-SC-2G-34.2, ONS-SC-2G-35.0, ONS-SC-2G-35.8, ONS-SC-2G-36.6, ONS-SC-2G-37.4 | Optical Networking | 31 Jul 2025 | 31 Jul 2030 | OEM supported | |
| 15454 80 Channel WXC ROADM module 15454-80-WXC-C, 15454-80ROADM-LLP3, 15454-80ROADM-LLP5, 15454-WXC-LIC | Optical Networking | 04 Sep 2019 | 30 Sep 2024 | Past EOSL |