Software-defined networks – new family includes controller technology

Cloud IT systems are helping companies respond quickly to increasingly uncertain and fast changing market conditions. Today, companies are able to deploy new applications and services within seconds. However, making the corresponding changes to the complex network infrastructure can take days and must be done manually. With Juniper Networks® JunosV Contrail family of products, the network is no longer a roadblock to speed, scale and agility – instead, it delivers an unparalleled ability to adapt to changing business needs.

Built on intellectual property from Juniper’s recent acquisition of Contrail Systems, JunosV Contrail family of products will deliver a virtual network solution that easily integrates into existing data centers to centralise control across different client IT architectures and multiple cloud platforms. The solution virtualises the network to enable seamless automation and orchestration among private and public cloud environments, elastic management of IP-based network and security services, and a “Big Data for Infrastructure” offering for enhanced analytics, diagnostics and reporting.

Customers want choice, experience and simplicity when planning and migrating to cloud networks. Today, Juniper Networks announces it is working with industry leaders such as, Citrix, Cloudscaling, Mirantis and Red Hat. With this collaboration, customers will have access to complete cloud-based solutions based on OpenStack or CloudStack and built on open standards, virtualisation protocols and management of compute, storage and, for the first time networking capabilities to take private and public clouds to new levels of performance.

· The new Juniper Networks JunosV Contrail family of products together provides the following benefits:
o A quick and efficient way to deliver and manage networking as a service, by virtualising the network for seamless automation and orchestration among private and public cloud environments.
o Elastic management of IP-based virtual network and security services, which enhances the efficiency and agility in how customers deploy and use network resources.
o API support to enable new virtualised services to automate and control the network.
o The ability to gather deep analytical information from across all aspects of the network, giving customers unprecedented visibility and clarity while dramatically simplifying operations and enabling faster and more informed decision making on network resource utilisation.
· The JunosV Contrail family of products is scheduled to be available for purchase in the second half of 2013 under the Juniper Software Advantage licensing program.

Building on Juniper’s 4-step SDN roadmap, JunosV Contrail family of products will enable customers to continue to address one or all four steps of SDN – regardless of the maturity of their networks.