JUNOS Software — Celebrating the First Decade
On Time. Every Time.
July 2008 marks the 10th anniversary of JUNOS® software, the network operating system that sits at the very heart of Juniper Networks products. For the past 10 years, JUNOS software has allowed us to deliver simpler, more cost-effective, and more reliable operations to our service provider, enterprise, and public sector customers worldwide.
10 Years of Software Innovation
Learn what sets JUNOS software apart, hear about its latest advances, and listen to thoughts on its future from Juniper executives, partners, and customers.
10 Years of Industry Firsts Powered by JUNOS Software
Starting with the initial separation of routing and forwarding, Juniper Networks has a history of delivering innovations based on JUNOS software. Here's are some of the "firsts" JUNOS software has powered over the past decade.
2008 – The JCS 1200: First control plane scaling platform
2007 – The PSDP: First platform for customer and partner application development on a carrier-class network operating system
2007 – First routers certified IPv6 capable by Department of Defense
2007 – The MX960 Ethernet services router: First 960 Gbps L2/L3 platform with MPLS
2006 – The M120 Multiservice edge router: First platform with redundant packet forwarding engines
2004 – First North America router vendor to receive TL 9000 certification by the Quality of Excellence for Suppliers of Telecommunications (QuEST) Forum
2003 – First graceful restart capable routers
2002 – The T640 routing platform: First half-rack platform with 32 OC-192c/STM-64
2001 – First routers with integrated XML instrumentation
2001 – First production-ready, high-performance IPv6 solution
2000 – The M160 Internet backbone router: First full-performance 8xOC-192c/STM-64 platform
1998 – The M40 Internet backbone router: First wire-speed OC-48 router
Additional Materials
- Press Release: Juniper Networks Celebrates the 10th Anniversary of JUNOS Software.
- JUNOS Software: A Decade of Disciplined, Focused Innovation: For the past decade, Juniper Networks has delivered the industry's most stable and advanced network operating system, with four quarterly releases per year, shipping on time, in an unbroken cycle of innovation.
- Share your JUNOS story: Over the years, our customers have told us time and time again how JUNOS software has saved them time and made their jobs easier. Has it done the same for you? If so, we'd like to hear your story. And to thank you for sharing, we're giving you a chance to win some goodies.
- Partner Solution Development Platform (PSDP): Juniper Networks Partner Solution Development Platform (PSDP) enables customers and partners to develop and deploy applications on JUNOS software.