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JUNOS Software: Network Operating System

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The power of one:

  • One network operating system across platforms improves flexibility and operational efficiency.
  • One software release train provides stable delivery of new features in a steady, time-tested release cadence.
  • One modular architecture provides highly available, secure, and evolutionary software.

Watch as customers describe the performance and economic impact of JUNOS® software.


 

Overview

JUNOS® software is Juniper's single network operating system spanning routing, switching and security platforms. Delivering the power of one operating system, JUNOS software simplifies network operations and drives operational excellence to reduce the cost of innovation.

Unlike other network operating systems, JUNOS software offers one operating system, enhanced through one release train, and developed based on one modular architecture—the power of one differences. These differences allow us to provide carrier-class continuous systems availability, automated network operations, and the open innovation to quickly respond to rapid growth and change, while reducing complexity, cost, and risk.

Deploying platforms that run JUNOS software creates an open network infrastructure that interoperates and integrates with existing solutions and systems. And now the Partner Solution Development Platform (PSDP) opens development of new features and applications of JUNOS software to customers and partners.


 

Features

JUNOS software runs on a broad portfolio of products for converged network deployments. Accelerated by the power of one differences, JUNOS software has rapidly evolved to support a diverse set of application and service needs. Juniper platforms simultaneously scale integrated security and networking capabilities without compromising performance or reliability.

By improving operational productivity and processes, JUNOS software helps customers accelerate advanced service and application deployments. For example, a survey of more than 120 network operators found that these JUNOS software customers spend an average of 25 percent less time on common network operational tasks compared to those using competitive systems.

JUNOS Software Advantage JUNOS Software Attributes
Continuous Systems
Improve network availability and the delivery of applications and services.
  • Minimize the impact of human factors with failsafe mechanisms.
    Avoid configuration errors and ensure compliance with configuration policies with candidate configurations, commit verifications, and commit scripts to automate and provide customizable checks of configuration steps.
  • Speed response and resolution of unplanned events.
    Avert downtime with a modular software design and an array of transparent failover and network recovery features. Provide proactive response and accelerate resolution with extensive instrumentation, event policies, operation scripts, and Advanced Insight Solutions technical services.
  • Reduce the time of planned maintenance events.
    Shorten maintenance windows through the stability of a single release train that enables tight development control with extensive regression testing as well as unified in-service software upgrade functionality in the high-end routing platforms.
Automated Operations
Drive efficiency to lower operational expenses.
  • Reduce configuration effort and issues.
    Use consistent and user-friendly command-line and management tools for error-resilient configuration with commit, confirm, and rollback features along with commit scripts to automate configuration.
  • Simplify day-to-day operations.
    Customize and automate monitoring and health checks with extensive instrumentation, operation scripts, and open integration with existing tools.
  • Leverage the Network and Security Manager(NSM), JUNOScope IP Service Managerpdf icon and J-Webpdf icon for central and Web-based management of platforms running JUNOS software.
  • Speed identification and resolution of problems.
    Automate finding and proactively resolving issues from the first, leading indicators with event policies, operation scripts, and Advanced Insight Solutions technical support services.
Open Innovation
Enhance flexibility to deliver new services and applications.
  • Open to interoperate and integrate with existing devices and systems.
    Time-tested interoperability proven in thousands of diverse deployments. Integrate with policy, management, and support systems via SNMP, NETCONF/XML, RADIUS, COPS and more.
  • Simplify new upgrades and redeploy systems.
    Reduce planning, testing, and implementation time with one release train—a disciplined plan for development delivering stable releases where new versions build upon the prior.
  • Open to the innovation of partners and customers.
    Leverage new applications developed with the Partner Solution Development Platform (PSDP) and through the Session and Resource Control portfolio.

 

Enterprise/Public Sector

Innovative businesses and institutions view the network as critical to their success. The IT teams supporting these fast-paced organizations are always looking for new ways to enable innovation while meeting demanding and changing requirements.

JUNOS software is the trusted network operating system powering the high-performance infrastructure offered by Juniper. It enables fast, reliable, and secure converged networks that support rapid growth and change, while reducing complexity, cost, and risk.

Spanning routing, switching and security platforms, JUNOS software provides a consistent end-to-end IP infrastructure for strategic applications and services. With standards-based products on the same operating system connecting and securing branch, regional offices, data centers, and headquarters, Juniper Networks solutions provide unmatched consistency and reliability.


 

Service Providers

Service provider revenue growth depends upon versatile entry into uncharted markets. Driven by an always-changing landscape of technology and competitive forces, service providers are looking for ways to explore new ground while controlling the associated cost and risk.

JUNOS software is the trusted network operating system powering the high-performance infrastructure offered by Juniper. It allows service providers to accelerate migration to converged networks that support rapid service innovation and growth. Spanning Juniper's routing, switching and security platforms, it provides a consistent end-to-end IP infrastructure for strategic applications and services.

Juniper Networks solutions provide unmatched consistency and reliability with standards-based products on the same operating system, connecting and securing the core and edge of the provider network, as well as the managed branch, regional, and headquarter offices and data centers of customers.


 

Literature

Datasheets

Multimedia

Philadelphia Stock Exchange – Case Study
Hear Frank Ziegler, VP of Communications, the Philadelphia Stock Exchange and Jay Schwartz of Lake Partners Strategy Consultants discusses measured availability, performance and dollar results in a network upgrade study.

Why Is JUNOS Software Different?
Learn how Juniper Networks disciplined development process creates JUNOS software, a fundamentally different network operating system.

Continuous Systems
Learn about recent developments in JUNOS software that enhance delivery of continuous systems, including in-service software upgrades (unified ISSU), JUNOScript automation, and Advanced Insight Solutions (AIS).

Articles

Operational Simplicity-With JUNOS Software It Doesn't Have to Be Complex
JUNOS software is designed to help you in easing the time, effort and complexity of running the network-automating many of the tasks associated with managing and supporting the network as well as offering open interfaces for flexible interoperability and integration to other systems.

Continuous Systems for Delivery of High Network Uptime
A continuous systems approach means that the Juniper engineers explore the different causes of service degradation and outages-whether resulting from planned maintenance, unexpected failures, or human factors-and find ways to avert and mitigate them for delivery of high uptime.

Going Beyond High Availability to Develop Continuous Systems
Examine two continuous system mechanisms of Juniper: nonstop active routing (NSR) and unified in-service software upgrade (unified ISSU) which enable operators to upgrade the entire operating system without interrupting routing.

Brochures

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White Papers - Service Provider

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