Cisco ISR 870 Series End-of-Life & EOSL Dates
The Cisco ISR 870 Series is a router in Cisco's ISR product line. End-of-sale and end-of-service-life dates are listed by part number below, each linked to the Cisco EOL bulletin.
Every tracked Cisco ISR 870 Series SKU group is past Cisco end of service life (last group Jul 2017). Units in production should be treated as unsupported. For past-EOSL units, weigh third-party maintenance, spares, replacement, or a documented run-to-failure. Cisco’s named migration path: 5 successor part numbers.
End of sale
May 2011 – Jul 2012
Last date of support
May 2016 – Jul 2017
Part numbers
23
112
months since the last part number lost support
Why this score
- Past end of service life: the first part numbers 126 months ago, the last 112 months ago
- Vendor-published date, source-linked
- Vendor-named replacement / migration path available
- Category: router
Support-lifecycle timing and source confidence only. Higher means more runway. It is not a risk, safety or compliance rating. How it is calculated
Part numbers in this family
Dates vary across 4 groups in this family, so every row carries its own. Find your exact part before you plan.
| Part number | End of sale | Last date of support | Status | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CISCO877-K9 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2016 | Past support | |
| CISCO877-SEC-K9 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2016 | Past support | |
| CISCO877-SP-K9 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2016 | Past support | |
| CISCO877W-G-A-K9 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2016 | Past support | |
| CISCO877W-G-A-M-K9 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2016 | Past support | |
| CISCO877W-G-E-K9 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2016 | Past support | |
| CISCO877W-G-E-M-K9 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2016 | Past support | |
| CISCO877W-G-J-K9 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2016 | Past support | |
| CISCO871-K9-ECT | Jul 2012 | Jul 2017 | Past support | ECT - Dual Ethernet Security Router |
| CISCO871SEC-K9ACAD | Jul 2012 | Jul 2017 | Past support | CISCO871-SEC-K9 Network Academy |
| CISCO871W-K9ACAD | Jul 2012 | Jul 2017 | Past support | CISCO871W-G-A-K9 Network Academy FCC Compliant |
| CISCO871WGA-K9-ECT | Jul 2012 | Jul 2017 | Past support | ECT - Dual E Security Router with 802.11g FCC Compliant |
| CISCO871WGE-K9-ECT | Jul 2012 | Jul 2017 | Past support | ECT - Dual E Security Router with 802.11g ETSI Compliant |
| CISCO871WGJ-K9-ECT | Jul 2012 | Jul 2017 | Past support | CISCO 871 Router w/ 802.11b/g Japan Compliant |
| CISCO878-K9 | May 2011 | May 2016 | Past support | G.SHDSL Security Router |
| CISCO878-SEC-K9 | May 2011 | May 2016 | Past support | Cisco 878 Security Bundle with Plus Feature Set |
| CISCO878W-G-A-K9 | May 2011 | May 2016 | Past support | G.SHDSL Security Router w/wireless 802.11g FCC compliant |
| CISCO878W-G-E-K9 | May 2011 | May 2016 | Past support | G.SHDSL Security Router with wireless 802.11g ETSI compliant |
| CISCO878W-G-J-K9 | May 2011 | May 2016 | Past support | G.SHDSL Security Router w/wireless 802.11g Japan compliant |
| CISCO876-K9 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2016 | Past support | ADSLoISDN Security Router |
| CISCO876-SEC-I-K9 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2016 | Past support | Cisco 876 Security Bundle with Advanced Enterprise features |
| CISCO876-SEC-K9 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2016 | Past support | Cisco 876 Security Bundle with Advanced IP Sevices |
| CISCO876W-G-E-K9 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2016 | Past support | ADSLoISDN Security Router w/wireless 802.11g ETSI compliant |
Options from here
The Cisco ISR 870 Series is past Cisco end of service life. These are the paths teams take from here:
Keep it in production past the OEM cutoff with an independent maintainer.
Buy spares now, while units still circulate on the secondary market. Current eBay listings for ISR 870 Series ↗
It is unsupported today. Set a migration timeline and budget.
Low-criticality role: document the risk, harden backups, retire on your terms.
Independent and informational. EOSL.ai sells no hardware and no maintenance, and lists no paid placements. Third-party maintenance keeps unsupported gear in production past the OEM cutoff; whether it fits depends on the role the asset plays.
ISR 870 Series questions
Is the Cisco ISR 870 Series end of life?
Yes. Every dated 870 Series SKU group is past its last date of support.
What is the last date of support for the 870 Series?
Last dates of support across 870 Series SKU groups range from May 2016 to Jul 2017.
Where do these 870 Series dates come from?
Every end-of-sale and end-of-service-life date on this page links to the official Cisco EOL bulletin it was taken from.
What is the replacement for the 870 Series?
Cisco's end-of-life bulletin lists 5 successor part numbers as the recommended migration path for the 870 Series. Exact per-part-number replacements are in the linked bulletin.