Retirement BulletinBulletin Number: R-2006-0235-GlobalDate: 01 January 2007Multiprotocol Router 5430 Manufacture Discontinue NoticeREVISION H ISTORYDate Revision # Summary of Changes01 January 2007 Original bulletin This is the original publicationLast Time Order Date: April 30, 2007Last Ship Date: May 31, 2007Manufacture Discontinue (MD) Date: May 31, 2007End of Life (EOL) Date: June 1, 2012Last Supported Software Release: BayRS 15.7, 15.6, 15.4Market Regions Affected: Global, NA, CALA, EMEA, and Asia PacificIntroductionThe Multiprotocol Router 5430 product portfolio is being discontinued by Nortel*. The lastorder date is April 30, 2007 with the table below providing a list of discontinued codes. AnyMultiprotocol Router 5430 order codes not listed in the table have also been discontinued.The recommended replacement product for the Multiprotocol Router 5430 is the SecureRouter 3120. Please note that the Secure Router products are IP WAN routers and do notsupport legacy multiprotocol features of the BayRS family, including the Multiprotocol Router5430. The Secure Router 3120 provides superior price/performance with advanced featuresin the areas of Routing, WAN, VPN, Security, Quality of Service and Network Management.Technical support for the Multiprotocol Router 5430 products will continue through thenormal Nortel Technical Support Center. This notice will also serve as the final EOL noticefor the order codes identified below and no additional notice will be issued.DefinitionManufacture Discontinue (MD) – This notice serves as formal communication of NortelNetworks’ intent to MD the product(s) noted. No further orders will be accepted as of theLast Time Order Date shown above and no further shipments made after the product hasNortel Page 1 of 3