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Catalyst 3850 Series

Stackable enterprise access switch. Copper and fiber SKUs were retired on separate schedules — copper support ended in 2025, fiber runs to 2027.

Copper SKUs

EOSL — PAST
8 mo
past end of service
End of saleOct 2020
End of serviceOct 2025Cisco bulletin ↗
Last security firmwareIOS XE 16.12.x

9 SKUs in this group

8mo past WS-C3850-24T24-port copper › 8mo past WS-C3850-48T48-port copper › 8mo past WS-C3850-24P24-port PoE+ › 8mo past WS-C3850-48P48-port PoE+ › 8mo past WS-C3850-48F48-port full PoE+ › 8mo past WS-C3850-24U24-port UPOE › 8mo past WS-C3850-48U48-port UPOE › 8mo past WS-C3850-12X48U48-port UPOE, multigigabit › 8mo past WS-C3850-24XU24-port UPOE, multigigabit ›

Fiber (SFP/SFP+) SKUs

SUPPORTED
10 mo
of runway left
End of saleApr 2022
End of serviceApr 2027Cisco bulletin ↗
Last security firmwareIOS XE 16.12.x

5 SKUs in this group

10mo left WS-C3850-12S12-port SFP › 10mo left WS-C3850-24S24-port SFP › 10mo left WS-C3850-12XS12-port SFP+ (10G) › 10mo left WS-C3850-24XS24-port SFP+ (10G) › 10mo left WS-C3850-48XS48-port SFP+ (10G) ›

Catalyst 3850 Series — questions

Is the Cisco Catalyst 3850 Series end of life?

Partly — some 3850 Series SKU groups are past end of service life while others are still supported. See the dates by SKU group below.

What is the last date of support for the 3850 Series?

Last dates of support across 3850 Series SKU groups range from Oct 2025 to Apr 2027, per the Cisco end-of-life bulletin(s).

Where do these 3850 Series dates come from?

Every end-of-sale and end-of-service-life date on this page links to the official Cisco end-of-life bulletin it was taken from.