Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series — End-of-Life & EOSL Dates
Fixed Layer 2/Layer 3 access switch. Still supported until late 2027, though software maintenance stopped in 2023. Cisco names the Catalyst 9200L as the successor.
Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series is still under Cisco support, to Oct 2027. Fold the eventual replacement into your planning cycle. Cisco’s named migration path: C9200L-24T-4G.
Available
Oct 2013
End of sale
Oct 2022
Last date of support
Oct 2027
Part numbers
9
14
months of vendor support left
Why this score
- End of service life within ~2 years
- Vendor-published date, source-linked
- Vendor-named replacement / migration path available
- Category: access 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 9 share the dates above. Find your exact part to confirm.
| Part number | Description | End of sale | Last support | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS-C2960X-24TS-L | 24-port GigE, 4x SFP, LAN Base | Oct 2022 | Oct 2027 | Supported |
| WS-C2960X-48TS-L | 48-port GigE, 4x SFP, LAN Base | Oct 2022 | Oct 2027 | Supported |
| WS-C2960X-24PS-L | 24-port PoE+, 4x SFP, LAN Base | Oct 2022 | Oct 2027 | Supported |
| WS-C2960X-48LPS-L | 48-port partial PoE+, LAN Base | Oct 2022 | Oct 2027 | Supported |
| WS-C2960X-48FPS-L | 48-port full PoE+, LAN Base | Oct 2022 | Oct 2027 | Supported |
| WS-C2960X-24TD-L | 24-port GigE, 2x SFP+, LAN Base | Oct 2022 | Oct 2027 | Supported |
| WS-C2960X-48TD-L | 48-port GigE, 2x SFP+, LAN Base | Oct 2022 | Oct 2027 | Supported |
| WS-C2960X-24TS-LL | 24-port GigE, 2x SFP, LAN Lite | Oct 2022 | Oct 2027 | Supported |
| WS-C2960X-48TS-LL | 48-port GigE, 2x SFP, LAN Lite | Oct 2022 | Oct 2027 | Supported |
Retired OS trains for this hardware
The software running on a device ages on its own clock. These Cisco OS trains tied to this product by Cisco's own bulletins have announced end-of-life dates — a unit capped on one of them can be unpatched even while the hardware is still supported.
Security fixes ended May 1, 2019 · support ended Apr 30, 2022 — details + source →
Options from here
The Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series is still supported. Options to plan around, in rough priority:
Supported for now. Track the end-of-service date and revisit at refresh planning.
Fold the eventual replacement into your multi-year budget.
Stay on a supported software train while under OEM support.
An option to extend life once the OEM cutoff nears.
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.
Catalyst 2960-X Series — questions
Is the Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Series end of life?
Not yet. All tracked 2960-X Series SKU groups are still within Cisco support, though dates vary by SKU. See the breakdown below.
What is the last date of support for the 2960-X Series?
Oct 2027, per the Cisco EOL bulletin.
Where do these 2960-X 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 2960-X Series?
Cisco's end-of-life bulletin lists C9200L-24T-4G as the recommended migration path for the 2960-X Series. Exact per-part-number replacements are in the linked bulletin.
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