Juniper Versus Cisco
Compare Juniper with Cisco Networking Equipment
Juniper says too many versions of IOS; Cisco questions JUNOS purity
By Jim Duffy , Network World , 04/17/2008
Juniper Networks makes lots of hay about its single-operating-system approach to high-performance networking — saying that using JUNOS across its routing, switching and other application-specific platforms lowers cost and eases operations and management.
Rival Cisco, on the other hand, seems to unveil a new operating system with each product launch, a practice that more and more makes the original version of IOS a distant memory. This year alone, Cisco has unveiled a new operating system for its data center switch and another for its latest generation of edge routers, almost four years after launching yet another for its core routers.
If Juniper is correct, it would seem that Cisco is playing right into its hands.
Network Router Showdown: Cisco vs. JuniperBy TechNewsWorld.com
Cisco does have competitors, especially in sectors that crave speed. For example, when service providers like MCI/WorldCom, Sprint or AT&T update their infrastructure, they increasingly are choosing to buy from Cisco rival Juniper Networks (Nasdaq: JNPR) . In fact, Liscom said, 23 of the 25 major service providers now use Juniper routers.
Juniper routers increasingly are being used in the infrastructures of governments' and financial institutions' intranets. According to her, Juniper boxes are purpose-built to handle new services, such as VPNs (Virtual Private Networks) that are tunneled over existing IP networks.
By Tutorialsweb.comOperationally, both Cisco, and Juniper routers are based on different hardware and software concepts. Cisco routers use Cisco IOS™ and Juniper routers use JUNOS™.
Applications wise, both Cisco and Juniper cater to similar market segments. However, both have some advantages in certain areas compared to the other. Cisco, being the first to enter the market, has better market penetration. One of the strong areas of Cisco is the low-end router market including remote-office, and branch-office connectivity solutions. Both Cisco and Juniper provide high-end router solutions that offer gigabit transfers and advanced security routing solutions.
