IE-2000-8TC-L - Cisco Industrial Ethernet 2000 Series Switch

IE-2000-8TC-L exact hardware and software boundary

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

Feature entitlement

IEEE 1588 timing is not listed for this exact order profile. L2NAT status: Not included in this order profile. 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

This compact LAN Lite order is bounded by FE access and FE combo uplinks. It should be accepted for a documented low-bandwidth cell, not represented as the G version or as a platform with timing, translation or PoE capabilities.

Primary dossier: Lifecycle action file

For this order, treat the following as the lead acceptance record rather than a generic checklist. Cisco's published milestones govern this order even when inventory remains available. Name the risk owner, supported-use deadline, replacement project and dependencies that must move with the switch. Link the completed evidence to IE-2000-8TC-L, its serial number and the authorized purchase line.

Create a dated lifecycle decision with business owner, technical owner, exposure review, replacement budget and planned migration window. Link it to Cisco's published milestones and the dependencies identified for this exact PID. Review the record periodically; spare stock and continued operation must not silently become an indefinite support strategy.

Secondary control: Copper-link evidence

This is the second product-specific release control for the order. For every copper endpoint, retain the device name, switch port, cable identifier, negotiated rate and error counters. Investigate duplex or rate fallback before the machine cell is handed to operations. Reconcile the result with the exact port configuration and software tier stated above before handover.

Operational proof: Management-plane baseline

Record management addressing, authenticated administration path, time source, logging destination and configuration-backup location. Remove temporary commissioning access and confirm that operations can retrieve the baseline. 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-L - compare port media, software tier and industrial feature boundary.
• IE-2000-16TC-G-L - compare port media, software tier and industrial feature boundary.
• IE-2000-16TC-L - 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.