CISCO IE-2000-8TC-G-E Industrial Ethernet 2000 Series Switches

IE-2000-8TC-G-E exact hardware and software boundary

IE-2000-8TC-G-E is a Cisco Industrial Ethernet 2000 Series switch with eight 10/100 copper ports and two Gigabit combo uplinks. Cisco orders this exact PID with the LAN Base software tier. The port media and license suffix are procurement facts, not interchangeable marketing labels.

Feature entitlement

IEEE 1588 timing is listed for this exact order profile. L2NAT status: Available through the documented software-license upgrade path. This order does not select the four-port PoE+ PTC hardware profile. This exact suffix is not the conformal-coated X or NX order.

Model-specific purchase decision

The compact G-E model adds IEEE 1588 to an eight-port LAN Base platform. Verify whether L2NAT is actually licensed, identify the active medium in each combo pair and test the timing path; none of those decisions is proved by a generic IE 2000 configuration.

Primary dossier: Firmware ownership

For this order, treat the following as the lead acceptance record rather than a generic checklist. Capture the installed software release, Cisco advisory source, approved image repository and maintenance owner. Available hardware stock does not extend software maintenance or remove the need to assess security exposure. Link the completed evidence to IE-2000-8TC-G-E, its serial number and the authorized purchase line.

The software file should include current image, image hash, approved source, configuration compatibility result, known advisory review and the person responsible for future decisions. Because Cisco's software-maintenance milestone has passed, define the compensating review and replacement trigger instead of implying that remaining hardware support delivers new feature maintenance.

Secondary control: Asset and support record

This is the second product-specific release control for the order. Store exact PID, serial, installation site, purchase evidence, support status and configuration owner together. This prevents a similarly named IE 2000 variant from being used during support or replacement work. Reconcile the result with the exact port configuration and software tier stated above before handover.

Operational proof: Combo-port control

A combo pair offers alternative media, not two simultaneous forwarding ports. Mark the active copper or SFP member, disable unintended paths and preserve the choice in the topology drawing and spare plan. Preserve the result as a dated part of this model's acceptance file rather than reusing evidence from another IE 2000 variant.

Published lifecycle

Cisco lists 26 July 2024 as the last order date, 26 July 2025 as the end of software maintenance, 26 July 2027 as the end of vulnerability and security support, and 31 July 2029 as the last support date for the affected IE 2000 products. The migration reference for this line is IE-3100-8T2C-E; validate the complete replacement design rather than assuming equivalence.

Related IE 2000 order records

• IE-2000-8TC-G-B - compare port media, software tier and industrial feature boundary.
• IE-2000-8TC-B - compare port media, software tier and industrial feature boundary.
• IE-2000-16TC-G-X - compare port media, software tier and industrial feature boundary.

Official evidence: Cisco IE 2000 Series data sheet; Cisco IE 2000 lifecycle bulletin; and Cisco IE 2000 support page.