Juniper : Software Defined Networking

Juniper Networks Introduces Its Vision, Strategy & Licensing Model for Software-Defined
Networks

Juniper Networks has introduced a comprehensive vision in the industry to transition
enterprises and service providers from  traditional network infrastructures to software-defined
networks (SDN).

Juniper's SDN strategy  will enable your clients to accelerate the design and delivery
of new  services, lower the cost of network operation, and provide a clear path
 to implementation.

This SDN strategy is rooted in six principles that directly address  the most pressing
networking challenges facing the industry today:

1. Cleanly separate networking software into four  layers (or planes) -- management,
services, control and forwarding --  providing the architectural underpinning to
 optimize each plane within  the network.
2. Centralize the appropriate aspects of the management, services and control software
to simplify network design and lower operating costs.
3. Use the cloud for elastic scale and flexible  deployment, enabling usage-based
pricing to reduce time-to-service and  correlate cost based on value.
4. Create a platform for network applications, services and integration into management
systems, enabling new business solutions.
5. Standardize protocols for interoperable, heterogeneous support across vendors,
providing choice and lowering cost.
6. Broadly apply SDN principles to all  networking and network services including
security from the data center  and enterprise campus to the mobile and wireline
networks used by  service providers.