Juniper Networks has announced two new Juniper Networks EX Series access switches: the EX2300, an entry-level switch, and EX3400, a mid-range switch. The new solutions are expected to also further Juniper’s Software-Defined Secure Networks (SDSN) framework by serving as additional enforcement points throughout the network.
As part of Juniper Unite, an agile enterprise architecture that provides a simplified network infrastructure, the new EX2300 and EX3400 switches provide small and mid-market organizations with an easy-to-manage network solution, liberating overextended IT resources to concentrate on high-impact projects.
The new access switches also give large enterprises greater flexibility needed to significantly scale operations and implement resource-intensive IT projects. These switches enhance the EX Series switching portfolio, offering customers more choice while maintaining the same Junos-based EX feature set, including the endpoint functionality for Junos Fusion Enterprise. Additionally, by building enforcement capabilities into these new switches, companies can stop potential security threats closer to where they originate and help the network defend itself.
Foundation
Announced last fall, Juniper Unite provides a foundation to build an agile and secure network for enterprises looking to quickly deploy cloud applications and services in a streamlined manner. This is done through cutting-edge switching, security and routing products as well as software technologies – including the switches announced today and third-party solutions through the Open Convergence Framework (OCF).
As a part of Juniper Unite, Junos Fusion Enterprise, a software-enabled switching architecture for campus environments, based on the IEEE 802.1BR industry standard, provides automated network configuration and simplified scalability to meet business needs while promoting intelligent, flexible cloud-enabled enterprise networks. Junos Fusion Enterprise allows customers to collapse multiple network layers, including an on-premises data center, into one simple, smart and flexible cloud-enabled enterprise network.
The new EX2300 and EX2300-C Access Switch feature 10 GbE uplinks to support increased demand for bandwidth from cloud, rich media and video. They can be deployed as endpoints in a Junos Fusion Enterprise fabric allowing for unprecedented operational simplification. For smaller scale deployments, up to four EX2300 and EX2300-C can be combined in a Virtual Chassis configuration to simplify operations and ZTP shortens the time to production.
On the other hand, the EX3400 Access Switch includes 10 GbE and 40 GbE uplinks to meet the increased demand for bandwidth-hungry applications. The EX3400 features redundant power supplies and fans to meet additional hardware redundancy requirements of mission-critical environments. EX3400 can be deployed as endpoints in a Junos Fusion Enterprise fabric allowing for unprecedented operational simplification.
For smaller scale deployments, up to 10 EX3400 switches can be combined in a Virtual Chassis configuration to simplify operations and ZTP shortens the time to production. Meanwhile, Media Access Control Security (MACsec) hardware encryption on 1 GbE and 10 GbE interfaces support enhanced security requirements of government, financial services or other security-critical enterprise environments.
The EX2300 and EX3400 are covered by Juniper’s Enhanced Limited Lifetime Warranty (eLLW). Additionally, Juniper’s highly trained Professional Services Partners offer their own unique brand of service offerings to help customers better integrate Juniper technologies into their environments.