Juniper Networks to Showcase High-Performance MPLS in Washington DC

Juniper Networks to Showcase High-Performance MPLS in Washington DC

Juniper Fellows and Key MPLS Engineers Featured in Speaking Program at MPLS 2008 Conference

Media Advisory -- SUNNYVALE, Calif., October 14, 2008 -- Juniper Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: JNPR), the leader in high-performance networking, today announced its participation in the 11th annual MPLS 2008 International Conference from October 19 to 22 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC. Juniper Networks will demonstrate its industry-leading MPLS capabilities for service providers and enterprises in booth #102 and play a key role in the conference speaking and educational program.

Dr. Kireeti Kompella and Dr. Yakov Rekhter, Juniper Networks fellows and key authors of many MPLS protocols, will be featured in the conference speaking program - highlighted by a multi-vendor, Verizon-chaired panel that will examine MPLS and emerging provider bridging technologies - and will participate in the interactive tutorial sessions scheduled throughout the conference. Dr. Kompella is active at the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) and is the author of several Internet-Drafts and Requests for Comments (RFCs) in the areas of CCAMP, IS-IS, L2VPN, MPLS, OSPF and TE. Dr. Rekhter is one of the co-designers of the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) and was also one of the lead designers of Tag Switching, BGP/MPLS based VPNs (aka 2547 VPNs) and MPLS Traffic Engineering. Among his most recent activities is the work on multicast in BGP/MPLS VPNs and VPLS. He has authored or co-authored more than 70 IETF RFCs, as well as numerous papers and articles on TCP/IP and the Internet. Several additional Juniper technology leaders will also be participating in the speaking program -- please see full list below.

The Juniper booth (#102) at MPLS 2008 will highlight Juniper Networks' long-standing role as an innovator and leader in the development and adoption of MPLS technologies. Juniper Networks routers and Ethernet Services Routers meet next-generation demands for network scale, performance and flexibility, enabling service providers and enterprises to support an expanding set of applications and services including video distribution, voice and data.

Speaking Sessions

Juniper technology leaders will participate in the MPLS conference speaking program. A full list of Juniper's speaking engagements is below:

Tutorial 3: MPLS and Access Technologies
Dr. Kireeti Kompella, Juniper fellow
Eric Peterson, distinguished engineer, Juniper Networks
Sunday, October 19, 2:45 - 4:15 p.m. ET

Invited Talk: Evolution of BGP/MPLS VPNs
Dr. Yakov Rekhter, Juniper fellow
Monday, October 20, 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. ET

Next-Generation MVPN Technology and Standards
Rahul Aggarwal, distinguished engineer, Juniper Networks
Monday, October 20, 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. ET

Carrying Mission-Critical Multicast and Unicast Traffic over MPLS Networks
Dr. Julian Lucek, distinguished systems engineer, Juniper Networks
Tuesday, October 21, 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. ET

Panel: MPLS and Emerging Provider Bridging Technologies
Dr. Kireeti Kompella, Juniper fellow
Tuesday, October 21, 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. ET

About MPLS 2008

The MPLS conference brings service providers, large enterprise and government network community and networking equipment vendors together. The event is the premier conference on next generation Internet technologies. This series of conferences began by the help of UUNET in 1998, and has covered leading edge topics on MPLS and its extensions including carrier Ethernet.

The MPLS 2008 Program features in-depth tutorials, technical sessions, invited talks, panel sessions and exhibits. The key topics to be discussed at MPLS 2008 include MPLS applicability in transport, carrier Ethernet deployments and experience, IPv6 transition, multicast over Ethernet and MPLS, mobile and wireless backhaul, content delivery networks and resiliency & OAM aspects.

About Juniper Networks

Juniper Networks, Inc. is the leader in high-performance networking.  Juniper offers a high-performance network infrastructure that creates a responsive and trusted environment for accelerating the deployment of services and applications over a single network. This fuels high-performance businesses.  Additional information can be found at www.juniper.net.

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