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WS-C4948

Catalyst 4948 Series —

EOSL — PAST
95 mo
past end of service life

Lifecycle position

now
availableend of saleservice
Available—
End of saleAug 2013
End of serviceJul 2018Cisco bulletin ↗
Last security firmwareSW maintenance ended 2014-08

Options from here

Third-party maintenance

Covered past the OEM cutoff by an independent maintainer.

Pre-stock spares

Modules and units still circulate on the secondary market.

Schedule migration

Carrying production traffic? Set the replacement window now, not mid-outage.

Run to failure

Low-criticality role — document the risk, harden backups, retire on your terms.

Other SKUs in 4948 Series

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WS-C4948 — questions

Is the Cisco WS-C4948 still supported?

No. Cisco's last date of support for WS-C4948 was Jul 2018, per the Cisco end-of-life bulletin — it is past end of service life.

When did the WS-C4948 reach end of sale?

WS-C4948 reached end of sale Aug 2013, per the Cisco end-of-life bulletin.

What is the last date of support (EOSL) for the WS-C4948?

Jul 2018, according to the Cisco end-of-life bulletin.

Can the WS-C4948 be maintained after Cisco support ends?

After the last date of support, WS-C4948 units can often be kept in production through third-party maintenance providers. Cisco no longer issues software fixes, TAC support, or hardware replacement for it.