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Cisco ISR 800 Series Replacement: What Cisco Recommends
Cisco support for the Cisco ISR 800 Series has ended for some part numbers (last group runs to Nov 2028). Unsupported units need a plan. Cisco's own end-of-life bulletin names the successor below, quoted from the source, with the successor's live support status where EOSL.ai tracks it.
The Cisco-named replacement
Cisco IR1101 / Catalyst IR1821 Rugged Series
model-dependent options in the bulletin — named in the Cisco EOL bulletin ↗ as the migration path.
Cisco ISR 1100 / 900 Series
multiple options per model in the bulletin — named in the Cisco EOL bulletin ↗ as the migration path.
Cisco IR1101 / Catalyst IR1821 Rugged Series and Cisco ISR 1100 / 900 Series are not yet tracked on EOSL.ai — no vendor end-of-life notice has been captured for them, which is typical of current products.
Cisco ISR 800 Series lifecycle dates
| SKU group | End of sale | EOSL / last support | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switch hardware | Jan 2022 | Jan 2027 | bulletin ↗ |
| Switch hardware | Nov 2020 | Nov 2025 | bulletin ↗ |
| 800BB routers (2023 notice) | Nov 2023 | Nov 2028 | bulletin ↗ |
| 800BB 802.11n Wi-Fi models | Mar 2019 | Mar 2024 | bulletin ↗ |
| 819 / 881 / 887 / 896 / 897 / 899 4G LTE | Jul 2019 | Jul 2024 | bulletin ↗ |
| 800 3G wireless WAN models | Jun 2015 | Jun 2020 | bulletin ↗ |
| 819 Hardened HSPA (2016 notice) | Dec 2016 | Dec 2021 | bulletin ↗ |
| 819 / 886 / 887 / 897 / 898 / 899 (2020 notice) | Apr 2020 | Apr 2025 | bulletin ↗ |
| 891 / 892 (2014-07 notice) | Jul 2014 | Jul 2019 | bulletin ↗ |
| 819 3G and LTE 1.0 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2020 | bulletin ↗ |
| 866VAE / 867VAE Wi-Fi (2020 notice) | Feb 2020 | Feb 2025 | bulletin ↗ |
| 851 | Jul 2010 | Jul 2015 | bulletin ↗ |
| 881 / 887 / 898 (2020-10 notice) | Oct 2020 | Oct 2025 | bulletin ↗ |
| 896 / 897 VDSL2 | Jul 2019 | Jul 2024 | bulletin ↗ |
| 867 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2016 | bulletin ↗ |
| 861 Wi-Fi | May 2014 | May 2019 | bulletin ↗ |
| 886 / 898 4G LTE | Nov 2019 | Nov 2024 | bulletin ↗ |
| 866VAE / 867VAE | Oct 2017 | Oct 2022 | bulletin ↗ |
| 819 Hardened HSPA (2015 notice) | Sep 2015 | Sep 2020 | bulletin ↗ |
| 877 / 887 Annex M | Jun 2012 | Jun 2017 | bulletin ↗ |
| 899G 4G LTE (Japan) | Sep 2018 | Sep 2023 | bulletin ↗ |
| 819HG-4G-G | Aug 2016 | Dec 2021 | bulletin ↗ |
| 892F-CUBE | May 2014 | May 2019 | bulletin ↗ |
Per-part-number replacement mapping (74)
As listed in the Cisco bulletin's migration table for each part number.
| End-of-life part | Description | Bulletin-listed replacement |
|---|---|---|
| C819HG-LTE-MNA-K9 | IR1101-K9 | |
| C819H-K9 | IR1821-K9 | |
| C819HWD-A-K9 | IR1821-K9 | |
| C819HWD-C-K9 | IR1821-K9 | |
| C819HWD-E-K9 | IR1821-K9 | |
| CISCO867VAE-PCI-K9 | C927-4P | |
| C881G-4G-GA-BUN-K9 | C921-4PLTEGB | |
| CISCO867VAEJ-K9 | C927-4P | |
| C841M-4X-JAIS | Cisco 800M Router 4 port for Japan with Advanced IP Services | C921-4PLTEGB |
| C841M-4X-JSEC | Cisco 800M Router 4 port for Japan with Advanced Security | C921-4PLTEGB |
| C841M-4X | Cisco 800M Router 4 port GE LAN, 2 port GE WAN, 2 WIM Slots | C921-4PLTEGB |
| C841M-8X-JAIS | Cisco 800M Router 8 port for Japan with Advanced IP Services | C1121X-8PLTEP |
| C841M-8X | Cisco 800M Router 8 port GE LAN, 2 port GE WAN, 2 WIM Slots | C1121X-8PLTEP |
| C866VAE-K9 | Cisco 866VAE Secure router with VDSL2/ADSL2+ over ISDN | C926-4PLTEGB |
| C867VAE-K9 | Cisco 867VAE Secure router with VDSL2/ADSL2+ over POTS | C927-4PMLTEGB |
| C891F-K9 | Cisco 890 Series Integrated Services Routers | C921-4PLTEGB |
| C891FJ-K9 | Cisco 890 Series GigaE SecRouter Japan | C921-4PLTEGB |
| C892FSP-K9 | Cisco 892FSP 1 GE and 1GE/SFP High Perf Security Router | C921-4P |
| C897VAB-K9 | Cisco 897 VDSL2/ADSL2+ Bonding over POTs and 1GE/SFP Router | C927-4P |
| C819GW-LTE-GA-EK9 | C819 M2M LTE for Global bands 1/3/7/8/20 and 802.11n WiFi | C1101-4PLTEPWE |
| C819GW-LTE-LA-NK9 | C819 M2M LTE for APAC and 802.11n WiFi | C1101-4PLTEPWN |
| C819GW-LTE-LA-QK9 | C819 M2M LTE for Japan and 802.11n WiFi | C1101-4PLTEPWQ |
| C819GW-LTE-MNA-AK9 | C819 M2M LTE N America bands 2/4/5/13/17/25 & 802.11n WiFi | C1101-4PLTEPWB |
| C891FW-A-K9 | Cisco 890 Series Integrated Services Routers | C1111-8PWA |
| C891FW-E-K9 | Cisco 890 Series Integrated Services Routers | C1111-8PWE |
| C897VAGW-LTE-GAEK9 | GE SFP VDSL2/ADSL2+ over POTS (non-US) 4G LTE / HSPA+ WiFi | C1113-8PLTEEAWE |
| C897VAM-W-E-K9 | Cisco 897 Annex M over POTs & 1GE/SFP, 802.11n ETSI Comp | C1113-8PMWE |
| C897VAW-A-K9 | Cisco 897 VDSL2/ADSL2+ over POTs & 1GE/SFP, 802.11n FCC Comp | C1113-8PWA |
| C897VAW-E-K9 | Cisco 897 VDSL2/ADSL2+ over POTs, 1GE/SFP, 802.11n ETSI Comp | C1113-8PWE |
| C819G-4G-GA-K9 | C819 M2M 4G LTE for Global, 800/900/1800/2100/2600 MHz, HSPA+ | C1111-4PLTELA |
| C819G-4G-NA-K9 | C819 M2M 4G LTE for North America, AWS/1900/1500/700, HSPA+ | C1111-4PLTELA |
| C819G-4G-ST-K9 | C819 M2M 4G LTE for Sprint, 2500 MHz PCS Band 19 | C1111-4PLTEEA |
| C819G-4G-VZ-K9 | C819 M2M 4G LTE for Verizon, 700 MHz Band 13, AWS Band 4 | C1111-4PLTEEA |
| C819G-LTE-MNA-K9 | C819 M2M 4G LTE for North America, AWS/1900/1500/700, HSPA+ | C1111-4PLTELA |
| C881G-4G-GA-K9 | Secure FE Router (non-US) 4G LTE / HSPA+ w/ SMS/GPS | C1111-4PLTEEA |
| C887VAG-4G-GA-K9 | VDSL2/ADSL2+ over POTS (non-US) 4G LTE / HSPA+ w/ SMS/GPS | C1117-4PLTEEA |
| C896VAG-LTE-GA-K9 | GE SFP VDSL2/ADSL2+ over ISDN (non-US) 4G LTE / HSPA+ | C1117-4PLTEEA |
| C897VAG-LTE-GA-K9 | GE SFP VDSL2/ADSL2+ over POTS (non-US) 4G LTE / HSPA+ | C1113-8PLTEEA |
| C897VAMG-LTE-GA-K9 | GE SFP VDSL2/ADSL2+ Annex Mover POTS 4G LTE / HSPA+ | C1113-8PMLTEEA |
| C899G-LTE-GA-K9 | Secure GE and SFP Router (non-US) 4G LTE / HSPA+ w/ SMS/GPS | C1111-8PLTEEA |
| C899G-LTE-NA-K9 | Secure GE Router North America 4G LTE / HSPA+ w/ SMS/GPS | C1111-8PLTEEA |
| C899G-LTE-ST-K9 | Secure GE and SFP Router Sprint 4G LTE / EVDO w/ SMS/GPS | C1111-8PLTEEA |
| C899G-LTE-VZ-K9 | Secure GE and SFP Router Verizon 4G LTE / EVDO w/ SMS/GPS | C1111-8PLTEEA |
| C819G-B-K9 | C819 3G Bharat EV-DO Rev A/0/1xRTT 800/1900 MHz w/ SMS/GPS | WIM-3G |
| C881G-B-K9 | C881 3G Bharat EV-DO Rev A/0/1xRTT 800/1900MHz w/ SMS/GPS | WIM-3G |
| C819HG-4G-V-K9 | C819 Hardened 4G LTE M2M GW for Verizon 700 MHz Band 13 | IR809G-LTE-VZ-K9 |
| C819HG-V-K9 | C819 Secure Hardened Router, VERIZON EVDO Rev A w/ SMS/GPS | IR809G-LTE-VZ-K9 |
| C819HGW-V-A-K9 | C819 M2M Hardened for Verizon EV-DO Rev A w/ Dual Radio FCC | IR829GW-LTE-VZ-AK9 |
| C819G-LTE-LA-K9 | C819 M2M FDD and TDD LTE for APAC, ANZ, LATAM, SMS/GPS | C1111-4PLTELA |
| C886VA-K9 | Cisco 880 Series Integrated Services Routers | C926-4P |
| C886VAJ-K9 | Cisco 880 Series Integrated Services Routers | C927-4P |
| C887VAM-K9 | Cisco 880 Series Integrated Services Routers | C927-4PM |
| C897VAG-LTE-LA-K9 | C897 GE SFP VDSL2/ADSL2+ over POTS, FDD and TDD LTE, HSPA+ | C1127X-8PLTEP |
| C898EA-K9 | Cisco 898 G.SHDSL ATM/EFM Multi-mode & 1GE/SFP Sec Router | C1128-8PLTEP |
| C899G-LTE-LA-K9 | C899 FDD and TDD LTE, APAC, ANZ, LATAM, HSPA+, SMS/GPS | C1121X-8PLTEP |
| CISCO892-DRAM-K9 | Router Bundle - C892, WAASX Feature License, Max Mem | FL-C800-AX |
| C866VAE-W-E-K9 | Cisco 860VAE Series Integrated Services Router with WiFi | C1116-4PWE |
| C867VAE-POE-W-A-K9 | Cisco 860VAE Series Integrated Services Router with WiFi | C1117-4PWA |
| C867VAE-W-A-K9 | Cisco 860VAE Series Integrated Services Router with WiFi | C1117-4PWA |
| C867VAE-W-E-K9 | Cisco 860VAE Series Integrated Services Router with WiFi | C1117-4PWE |
| CISCO851-K9 | Ethernet SOHO Security Router | CISCO861-K9 |
| C881-K9 | Cisco 880 Series Integrated Services Routers | C931-4P |
| C887VA-K9 | Cisco 880 Series Integrated Services Routers | C927-4P |
| C898EAG-LTE-LA-K9 | Secure GE SFP Router G.SHDSL (non-US) 4G LTE / HSPA+ | C1128-8PLTEP |
| C896VA-K9 | Cisco 896 VDSL2/ADSL2+ over ISDN and 1GE/SFP Sec Router | C1116-4P |
| C897VA-K9 | Cisco 897 VDSL2/ADSL2+ over POTs and 1GE/SFP Sec Router | C1117-4P |
| C897VA-M-K9 | Cisco 897 Annex M over POTs and 1GE/SFP Sec Router | C1117-4PM |
| C886VAG-LTE-GA-K9 | VDSL2/ADSL2+ over ISDN (non-US) 4G LTE / HSPA+ w/ SMS/GPS | C926-4PLTEGB |
| C898EAG-LTE-GA-K9 | Secure GE SFP Router G.SHDSL (non-US) 4G LTE / HSPA+ | C1128-8PLTEP |
| C819HG-4G-A-K9 | C819 Hardened 4G LTE M2M GW for ATT 700 MHz Band 17 | IR809G-LTE-NA-K9 |
| C819HG-U-K9 | C819 Secure Hardened M2M GW (non-US) 3.5G HSPA R6 w/ SMS/GPS | IR809G-LTE-GA-K9 |
| CISCO877-M-K9 | ADSL Security Router with Annex M Support | CISCO887VA-M-K9 |
| CISCO887M-K9 | Cisco 887 ADSL2/2+ Annex M Router | CISCO887VA-M-K9 |
| C819HG-4G-G-K9 | C819 Hardened 4G LTE for Global, 800/900/1800/2100/2600 MHz | IR809G-LTE-GA-K9 |
Replacement guidance on this page is quoted from Cisco's official end-of-life bulletin (linked above). EOSL.ai sells no hardware and lists no paid placements. This is the manufacturer's stated path, and third-party maintenance past the cutoff is also an option.
Migration questions
What is the replacement for the Cisco ISR 800 Series?
Cisco's end-of-life bulletin names Cisco IR1101 / Catalyst IR1821 Rugged Series and Cisco ISR 1100 / 900 Series as the recommended migration path for the Cisco ISR 800 Series. The exact wording and any per-part-number mapping are in the linked bulletin.
Is the Cisco ISR 800 Series end of life?
Cisco support for the Cisco ISR 800 Series has ended for some part numbers (last group runs to Nov 2028). Unsupported units need a plan. Full lifecycle dates by part number: https://eosl.ai/system/cisco-isr-800/.
Is there a per-part-number replacement mapping for the 800 Series?
Yes. The bulletin maps replacements at the part-number level for 74 SKUs (for example C819HG-LTE-MNA-K9 → IR1101-K9). The full table is on this page.
Do I have to buy the Cisco-recommended replacement?
No. The bulletin's named successor is Cisco's suggested path, not an obligation. Teams also keep 800 Series units running under third-party maintenance after the support cutoff, migrate to a different vendor, or run low-criticality units to failure with the risk documented. See the support-options guide for the trade-offs.