Juniper Networks introduced two new components for completing its "Infranet" vision: the J-series Services Router and the NetScreen-5GT ADSL security appliance.
The J-series Services Router, which leverages the company's JUNOS modular operating system, is a customer edge router designed to provide the "software stability" and reliability associated with carrier platforms. Junos OS is a modular, multi-threaded software environment capable of running multiple functions in parallel on dedicated processing resources. The J-series initially will include three models:
- J2300 Services Router - a fixed platform with one primary and one expansion slot that supports 8 Mbps uplink
- J4300 Services Router - a modular platform with six open slots that supports 16 Mbps uplinks
- J6300 Services Router - Modular platform with six open slots and the option for a redundant power supply that supports 90 Mbps uplinks
Juniper said service providers could use the J-series along with its Service Deployment System (SDX) to deliver differentiated managed network services with lower operating costs.
The NetScreen-5GT ADSL security appliance is designed for remote office locations that are connected to ADSL services. The product integrates multiple security functions - stateful and Deep Inspection firewall, IPSec VPN, denial of service protection and antivirus - with an ADSL interface and WAN routing. http://www.juniper.net
- In October 2003, Juniper Networks outlined its vision for a public network that combines the ubiquitous connectivity of the Internet with the assured performance and security of a private network. Juniper envisions an "Infranet" -- a new network designed to unlock multimedia person-to-person communication, facilitate the trend towards machine-to-machine applications such as grid computing, enable businesses and governments to reap the full benefits of Web-enabled operations, and provide the level of performance and security vital to the future growth of the online economy. An "Infranet" is neither a public Internet nor a private network. It is a series of infranets that will be built individually by service providers to form a global 'meta-network.'
