BANGALORE: Juniper Networks, Inc. has introduced a series of new applications and services that it says have been built on Intelligent Services Edge portfolio, to simplify networks and facilitate convergence for enterprises, government agencies and service providers by fully integrating key service delivery and performance assurance functions directly within the routing platforms and IP network infrastructure.

Additionally, Juniper claims of delivering hardware and software features that reduce costs by enabling customers to leverage investments in legacy voice and data networking equipment while they migrate to next-generation IP transport networks and services.
 
"As the world continues to move to IP, we see the requirement for SBC functionality as a strong growth opportunity,"  said Diane Myers, directing analyst, Service Provider VoIP & IMS, Infonetics Research, Inc. "Juniper's announcement is well timed, as an integrated approach can help service providers reduce cost and complexity."
 
For enterprises, government organizations and service providers who have an installed base of legacy voice infrastructure and time-division multiplexed (TDM) circuit-based networking equipment, Juniper says it is delivering hardware and software features for the CTP Series (for Circuit-to-Packet), BX Series Multi-Access Gateways, and M Series Multiservice Edge Routers that can ease the transition to next-generation IP infrastructure, while making maximum use of prior product investments. 

"Together, these enhancements facilitate the transport of voice, radio, legacy data and many other types of traffic over a single, converged IP/MPLS infrastructure—this enables service providers, government agencies and enterprises to realize the cost and operational benefits of a next-generation IP infrastructure, while leveraging investments in existing legacy voice and circuit-based networking equipment," the company states.