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C1-C4503E

Catalyst C4500E Series —

EOSL — PAST
8 mo
past end of service life

Lifecycle position

now
availableend of saleservice
Available
End of saleOct 2020
End of serviceOct 2025Cisco bulletin ↗
Last security firmwareSW maintenance ended 2021-10

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.

C1-C4503E — questions

Is the Cisco C1-C4503E still supported?

No. Cisco's last date of support for C1-C4503E was Oct 2025 (per the Cisco EOL bulletin) — it is past end of service life.

When did the C1-C4503E reach end of sale?

C1-C4503E reached end of sale Oct 2020, per the Cisco EOL bulletin.

What is the last date of support (EOSL) for the C1-C4503E?

Oct 2025 — per the Cisco EOL bulletin.

Can the C1-C4503E be maintained after Cisco support ends?

After the last date of support, C1-C4503E units can often be kept in production through third-party maintenance providers. Cisco no longer issues software fixes, support, or hardware replacement for it.