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Cisco Switches · WS-C2960X-48TD-L · Catalyst 2960-X / 2960-XR Product Family
Feature support has ended; security fixes continue. The published end-of-support date is 2027-10-31 — 457 days from today.
Scope: hardware modelAs of 2026-08-01
Lifecycle timeline
- 2020-10-31 — End-of-Life Announcement · Classification change
- 2022-10-31 — End of Sale · End of sale
- 2023-10-31 — End of Software Maintenance · End of maintenance
- 2027-01-29 — End of Service Contract Renewal · End of service renewal
- 2027-10-31 — End of Vulnerability/Security Support · End of security fixes
- 2027-10-31 — Last Date of Support · Last date of support
Why this status?
“End of Software Maintenance” (end-of-maintenance, 2023-10-31, confirmed) has passed; security fixes continue until 2027-10-31.
Switches releases still inside the support window
- IOS XE 17.15.x — support ends 2028-09-30
- IOS XE 17.12.x — support ends 2027-09-30
- IOS XE 17.9.x — support ends 2026-09-30
- NX-OS 10.7(x) — support ends 2031-02-28
Reported as still supported by the cited source. Cisco documents the upgrade path for your edition and contract — confirm there before planning change work.
Evidence
- Cisco EoX API Official · checked 2026-07-14
- Cisco End-of-Life policy Official · checked 2026-07-14
- Cisco End-of-Sale and End-of-Life index Official · checked 2026-07-14
- Cisco software lifecycle statements Official · checked 2026-07-14
- Cisco switches EOL listing Official · checked 2026-07-14
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Status derived deterministically from the published milestones. When a vendor does not publish a date, this page says so — it never guesses.