Juniper Mist Edge

Juniper Mist Edge is a solution offered by Juniper Networks that aims to extend the microservices architecture to the campus, providing agility, scalability, and the ability to deploy new applications at the edge. According to the vendor, this product is specifically designed for large campus networks and can be utilized by IT professionals in education institutions, network administrators in enterprise organizations, IT managers in healthcare facilities, system administrators in government agencies, and network engineers in retail companies.

Key Features

Interface: Juniper Mist Edge offers multiple interface options, including ME-X1 with Dual Port 1GbE (Data) and Dual Port 1GbE, ME-X5 with Dual Port 10GbE SFP+ (Data) and Dual Port 1GbE, ME-X5-M with Quad Port 10GbE SFP+ (Data) and Dual Port 10GbE SFP+, and ME-X10 with Quad Port 10GbE SFP+ (Data) and Dual Port 10GbE SFP+.

Power Supply: Depending on the model, Juniper Mist Edge is equipped with a single cabled power supply, dual hot-plug redundant power supply (1+1), or dual hot-plug redundant power supply (1+1) with varying wattage.

Dimensions: The dimensions of Juniper Mist Edge vary based on the model, ranging from 17.1''(W) x 17.1''(D) x 1.75''(H) for ME-X1 to 18.98''(W) x 31.8''(D) x 1.69''(H) for ME-X5, ME-X5-M, and ME-X10.

Extension of Microservices to Customer Premises: According to the vendor, Juniper Mist Edge seamlessly extends microservices to customer premises, allowing for on-premises tunnel termination to facilitate seamless roaming in large campus networks. It also enables the extension of virtual LANs (VLANs) to distributed branches and telecommuters, eliminating the need for remote virtual private network (VPN) technology. Additionally, it supports dynamic traffic segmentation for IoT devices and facilitates split tunneling for guest access and corporate traffic.

High Availability and Clustering: Juniper Mist Edge supports an elastically scalable cluster composed of an unlimited number of nodes within a cluster, ensuring high availability. It also provides options for backup clusters to enhance redundancy and minimize downtime.

Tunneling Microservices: According to the vendor, Juniper Mist Edge allows organizations to seamlessly transition from existing centralized data plane architectures with legacy controllers to the modern Juniper Mist microservices cloud. This transition does not require any significant network design changes, simplifying the adoption process.