Cisco Catalyst 3650 Series Replacement — What Cisco Recommends
Cisco support for the Cisco Catalyst 3650 Series ends Oct 2026 (latest group May 2028) — the migration window is now. Cisco's own end-of-life bulletin names the successor below — quoted from the source, with the successor's live support status where EOSL.ai tracks it.
The Cisco-named replacement
per-model mapping in the bulletin — named in the Cisco EOL bulletin ↗ as the migration path.
per-model mapping in the bulletin — named in the Cisco EOL bulletin ↗ as the migration path.
Cisco Catalyst 9300L Series and Cisco Catalyst 9300L Mini (C9300LM) are not yet tracked on EOSL.ai — no vendor end-of-life notice has been captured for them, which is typical of current products.
Cisco Catalyst 3650 Series lifecycle dates
| SKU group | End of sale | EOSL / last support | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switch hardware | Oct 2021 | Oct 2026 | bulletin ↗ |
| Switch hardware | May 2023 | May 2028 | bulletin ↗ |
Per-part-number replacement mapping (29)
As listed in the Cisco bulletin's migration table for each part number.
| End-of-life part | Description | Bulletin-listed replacement |
|---|---|---|
| C1-WS3650-24PD | C9300L-24P-4X-A | |
| C1-WS3650-24PS | C9300L-24P-4G-A | |
| C1-WS3650-24TD | C9300L-24T-4X-A | |
| C1-WS3650-24TS | C9300L-24T-4G-A | |
| C1-WS3650-24UQ | C9300L-24UXG-4X-A | |
| C1-WS3650-24XPD | C9300L-24UXG-4X-A | |
| C1-WS3650-48FD | C9300L-48PF-4X-A | |
| C1-WS3650-48FQ | C9300L-48PF-4X-A | |
| C1-WS3650-48FS | C9300L-48PF-4G-A | |
| C1-WS3650-48PD | C9300L-48P-4X-A | |
| C1-WS3650-48PQ | C9300L-48P-4X-A | |
| C1-WS3650-48PS | C9300L-48P-4G-A | |
| C1-WS3650-48TD | C9300L-48T-4X-A | |
| C1-WS3650-48TQ | C9300L-48T-4X-A | |
| C1-WS3650-48TS | C9300L-48T-4G-A | |
| C1-WS3650-48UQ | C9300L-48UXG-4X-E | |
| C1-WS3650-48UR | C9300L-48UXG-2Q-E | |
| C1-WS3650-48UZ | C9300L-48UXG-2Q-E | |
| C1-WS3650-48XFD | C9300L-48UXG-4X-E | |
| WS-C3650-24PDM | C9300LM-24U-4Y | |
| WS-C3650-24PDM-L | C9300LM-24U-4Y-E | |
| WS-C3650-24PDM-S | C9300LM-24U-4Y-A | |
| WS-C3650-24PDM-E | C9300LM-24U-4Y-A | |
| WS-C3650-48FQM | C9300LM-48U-4Y | |
| WS-C3650-48FQM-L | C9300LM-48U-4Y-E | |
| WS-C3650-48FQM-S | C9300LM-48U-4Y-A | |
| WS-C3650-48FQM-E | C9300LM-48U-4Y-A | |
| C1-WS3650-48FQM | C9300LM-48U-4Y-A | |
| C1-WS3650-24PDM | C9300LM-24U-4Y-A |
Migration questions
What is the replacement for the Cisco Catalyst 3650 Series?
Cisco's end-of-life bulletin names Cisco Catalyst 9300L Series and Cisco Catalyst 9300L Mini (C9300LM) as the recommended migration path for the Cisco Catalyst 3650 Series. The exact wording and any per-part-number mapping are in the linked bulletin.
Is the Cisco Catalyst 3650 Series end of life?
Cisco support for the Cisco Catalyst 3650 Series ends Oct 2026 (latest group May 2028) — the migration window is now. Full lifecycle dates by part number: https://eosl.ai/system/cisco-catalyst-3650/.
Is there a per-part-number replacement mapping for the 3650 Series?
Yes — the bulletin maps replacements at the part-number level for 29 SKUs (for example C1-WS3650-24PD → C9300L-24P-4X-A). The full table is on this page.
Do I have to buy the Cisco-recommended replacement?
No. The bulletin's named successor is Cisco's suggested path, not an obligation. Teams also keep 3650 Series units running under third-party maintenance after the support cutoff, migrate to a different vendor, or run low-criticality units to failure with the risk documented. See the support-options guide for the trade-offs.