EOM Announcement for HUAWEI CE6857-48S6CQ-EI,CE6865-48S8CQ-EI,CE6870-48S6CQ-EI,CE6870-48T6CQ-EI,CE8861-4C-EI,CE8868-4C-EI Product
No.: EOM-DC-2021-11716-Global
Dear Customers,
To help you better cope with challenges brought by market changes and technological innovations, Huawei hereby informs you of the milestones in the life cycle of CE6857-48S6CQ-EI,CE6865-48S8CQ-EI,CE6870-48S6CQ-EI,CE6870-48T6CQ-EI,CE8861-4C-EI,CE8868-4C-EI product. Hopefully this information can give you a reference on making future network development plans.
Huawei product lifecycle milestones are defined as follows:
| Milestone | Definition |
| EOM | End of Marketing. The EOM date is the date when the product stops accepting orders, including orders for new sites and capacity expansion. After that date, the product will no longer be sold. |
| EOFS | End of Full Support. After the EOFS, Huawei will not provide the full support service for the product. Between EOFS and EOS, Huawei will support fewer service categories and offer lower service levels and SLAs, and no longer develop patches for new network problems, support software upgrades, or provide spare parts using original part numbers. Regarding released patches, Huawei will still provide the uploading service for customers. |
| EOS | End of Service & Support. It refers to the last date of the service. After the EOS date, Huawei does not provide any service for the product. |
Table 1 EOX product lifecycle milestone
| Product name | Milestone |
| EOM | |
| CE6857-48S6CQ-EI | Dec 31,2021 |
| CE6865-48S8CQ-EI | Dec 31,2021 |
| CE6870-48S6CQ-EI | Dec 31,2021 |
| CE6870-48T6CQ-EI | Dec 31,2021 |
| CE8861-4C-EI | Dec 31,2021 |
| CE8868-4C-EI | Dec 31,2021 |
Huawei would like to advise that you move or upgrade your products to the newer release in order to continue and enjoy Huawei’s high level service. The following table lists the recommended replacement products.
Table 2 Replacement product
| End of Life product | Replacement product |
| CE6857-48S6CQ-EI | CE6881-48S6CQ |
| CE6865-48S8CQ-EI | CE6863E-48S6CQ |
| CE6870-48S6CQ-EI | CE6881-48S6CQ |
| CE6870-48T6CQ-EI | CE6881-48S6CQ |
| CE8861-4C-EI | CE8851-32CQ8DQ-P |
| CE8868-4C-EI | CE8851-32CQ8DQ-P |
Hopefully this announcement can help you plan your future networks. This measure will not affect the existing service relationship and quality. We are consistently dedicated to providing you with other excellent products and services. If you have any questions, please contact your Huawei account manager.
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
June 30,2021
