Extreme Networks B5 TAA-compliant switches — End-of-Life & EOSL Dates
B5 TAA-compliant switches. Extreme Networks end-of-life bulletin "C5 & B5 TAA Switches Bulletin", read in full; each date below is shown with the bulletin's own wording.
Every tracked Extreme Networks B5 TAA-compliant switches SKU group is past Extreme Networks end of service life (last group Jun 2022). Units in production should be treated as unsupported. For past-EOSL units, weigh third-party maintenance, spares, replacement, or a documented run-to-failure. Extreme Networks’s named migration path: 16172T.
EOL announced
Dec 2016
End of sale
Jun 2017
Last date of support
Jun 2022
Part numbers
6
52
months past last support
Why this score
- Past end of service life — 52 months ago
- Vendor-published date, source-linked
- Vendor-named replacement / migration path available
- Category: ethernet switch
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
All 6 share the dates above. Find your exact part to confirm.
| Part number | Description | End of sale | Last support | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B5G124-24-G | B5 TAA-compliant switches | Jun 2017 | Jun 2022 | Past support |
| B5G124-24P2-G | B5 TAA-compliant switches | Jun 2017 | Jun 2022 | Past support |
| B5G124-48-G | B5 TAA-compliant switches | Jun 2017 | Jun 2022 | Past support |
| B5K125-24-G | B5 TAA-compliant switches | Jun 2017 | Jun 2022 | Past support |
| B5K125-48-G | B5 TAA-compliant switches | Jun 2017 | Jun 2022 | Past support |
| B5K125-48P2-G | B5 TAA-compliant switches | Jun 2017 | Jun 2022 | Past support |
Options from here
The Extreme Networks B5 TAA-compliant switches is past Extreme Networks 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.
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.
Extreme Networks B5 TAA-compliant switches — questions
Is the Extreme Networks B5 TAA-compliant switches end of life?
Yes. Every tracked B5 TAA-compliant switches SKU group is past its last date of support.
What is the last date of support for the B5 TAA-compliant switches?
Jun 2022, per the Extreme Networks end-of-sale bulletin.
Where do these B5 TAA-compliant switches dates come from?
Every end-of-sale and end-of-service-life date on this page links to the official Extreme Networks end-of-sale bulletin it was taken from.
What is the replacement for the B5 TAA-compliant switches?
Extreme Networks's end-of-life bulletin lists 16172T as the recommended migration path for the B5 TAA-compliant switches. Exact per-part-number replacements are in the linked bulletin.
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