Cisco ISR 870 Series Replacement — What Cisco Recommends
Cisco support for the Cisco ISR 870 Series ended Dec 2016 — unsupported units need a plan. 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-part mapping in the bulletin (5 replacement parts listed) — named in the Cisco EOL bulletin ↗ as the migration path.
CISCO887VA-K9 is not yet tracked on EOSL.ai — no vendor end-of-life notice has been captured for it, which is typical of current products.
Cisco ISR 870 Series lifecycle dates
| SKU group | End of sale | EOSL / last support | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switch hardware | Dec 2011 | Dec 2016 | bulletin ↗ |
Per-part-number replacement mapping (7)
As listed in the Cisco bulletin's migration table for each part number.
| End-of-life part | Description | Bulletin-listed replacement |
|---|---|---|
| CISCO877-K9 | CISCO887VA-K9 | |
| CISCO877-SEC-K9 | CISCO887VA-SEC-K9 | |
| CISCO877-SP-K9 | CISCO887VA-K9 | |
| CISCO877W-G-A-K9 | C887VA-W-A-K9 | |
| CISCO877W-G-A-M-K9 | C887VAM-W-E-K9 | |
| CISCO877W-G-E-K9 | C887VA-W-E-K9 | |
| CISCO877W-G-E-M-K9 | C887VAM-W-E-K9 |
Migration questions
What is the replacement for the Cisco ISR 870 Series?
Cisco's end-of-life bulletin names CISCO887VA-K9 as the recommended migration path for the Cisco ISR 870 Series. The exact wording and any per-part-number mapping are in the linked bulletin.
Is the Cisco ISR 870 Series end of life?
Cisco support for the Cisco ISR 870 Series ended Dec 2016 — unsupported units need a plan. Full lifecycle dates by part number: https://eosl.ai/system/cisco-isr-870/.
Is there a per-part-number replacement mapping for the 870 Series?
Yes — the bulletin maps replacements at the part-number level for 7 SKUs (for example CISCO877-K9 → CISCO887VA-K9). 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 870 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.