Juniper launches virtual, test and design lab

BANGALORE, INDIA: Telecom networking equipment maker Juniper Networks launched Junosphere Lab, a virtual environment where service providers and enterprises designers can test and operate networks.

Junosphere is a cloud offering that allows network operators to create and run networks on-demand, enabling network modeling, testing and planning.

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Using Junosphere Lab, companies can 'rent' networks for as little as $50 per day, enabling them to speed modeling projects by over 30 per cent and lower total cost of ownership by as much as 90 per cent when compared to the alternative of building a physical lab, claims the company in a release.

Junosphere pricing starts at $5 dollars per virtual machine image, per day.

Using the lab, network personnel can create and model virtual networks running the Junos operating system as a substitute for or supplement to physical test labs, eliminating power, cooling and space requirements.

“Junosphere Lab leverages the power of cloud networking to help customers plan and operate their networks more efficiently,” said Manoj Leelanivas, executive vice president, Junos Application Software Business Group, Juniper Networks. “The economic and operational benefits of cloud-based network modeling are astounding, and the innovation of Junosphere Lab brings these benefits to our customers so they can shape and scale their next generation networks with agility.”