Acme Packet - Net-Net 4500
Acme Packet - Net-Net 4500
Acme Packet - Net-Net 4500
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June 3 , 2014
End of Life of Acme Packet 3820 and 4500 NIUs with in-line IPsec
and/or SRTP encryption
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On June 3 , 2014, Oracle announced the end of life (EOL) of the following Acme Packet 3820/4500 network
interface units (NIUs):
Network interface unit with four 1000 Mb/sec ethernet fiber or copper ports with in-line IPsec and/or SRTP
encryption processors
Network interface unit with four 1000 Mb/sec ethernet fiber or copper ports with QoS measurement
processors and in-line IPsec and/or SRTP encryption
This end of life announcement covers all factory installed, field upgrade and spare SKUs for the two Acme Packet
3820/4500 network interface units listed above.
Important Dates
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End of Life Announcement: June 3 , 2014
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Last Order Date: November 30 , 2014
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Last Shipment Date: May 31 , 2015
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End of Service Life: May 31 , 2020
Replacement Strategy
Customers looking for IPsec and/or SRTP functionality are encouraged to purchase a network interface unit with
Enhanced Traffic Control engine version 2 (aka. ETC2 NIU). Note that the ETC NIU end of life was announced in
March, and therefore its purchase as a replacement is discouraged. Customers not needing IPsec and/or SRTP
functionality may purchase any of the other NIUs remaining on the price list.
In the following situations, the ETC2 NIU is not a suitable replacement for the encryption NIUs with in-line IPsec
and/or SRTP encryption, and therefore an alternate replacement strategy is required:
Security Gateway
With the EOL of the 3820 and 4500 NIUs with in-line IPsec and/or SRTP encryption, the only remaining
NIU available for the Security Gateway product is the network interface unit with two 10 Gb/sec ethernet
fiber with enhanced traffic control engine and in-line encryption processors. Therefore this dual 10GbE
NIU should be used as the replacement for security gateway solutions.
FIPS 140-2
The FIPS 3820 and 4500 configurations are dependent upon the network interface unit with four 1000
Mb/sec ethernet fiber or copper ports with in-line IPsec and/or SRTP encryption processors. With the EOL
of this NIU, there will be no FIPS-certified 3820 or 4500 configurations available. A replacement strategy
for opportunities that require FIPS 140-2 certified products will be announced at a future date.
Contact Information
For more information regarding this product bulletin, please contact your local Oracle sales representative /
channel manager. We look forward to working with our customers to review the benefits of the alternative product
options described in this notice & to help certify an alternative Acme Packet solution to suit specific needs.