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Internet2 to Include Brocade and Juniper Technologies In First 100G Open, 
National-Scale, Software-Defined Network

Multiple-vendor environment fosters Internet2’s Innovation Platform as 
community network engineers converge at Stanford University to collaborate on 
disruptive technologies

Ann Arbor, Mich.-–July 9, 2012—-Internet2 announced today that OpenFlow 
enabled hardware from Juniper Networks and Brocade are the latest 
technologies to be included in the newly upgraded 100G Internet2 Network and 
recently announced Innovation Platform.

The Innovation Platform is a unique, disruptive set of technologies bundled 
in the Internet2 Network that combines revolutionary software-defined 
networking (SDN) and OpenFlow standards with abundant bandwidth provided by 
the 100G network deployment. To date, more than 20 Internet2 member 
universities and regional networks have asked to become collaborators in 
piloting the cutting-edge technologies.

300 network engineers from the Internet2 community will convene at Stanford 
University in Palo Alto, Calif., in mid July at the Summer 2012 
ESCC/Internet2 Joint Techs Meeting to collaborate on the Innovation Platform 
technologies and emerging capabilities as the nation’s first open SDN network 
platform nears completion.

The Brocade® MLX® family of routers and related Brocade NetIron® platforms, 
along with the Juniper Networks® MX Series routers are integral networking 
components of the Internet2 Network, Innovation Platform and new capabilities 
for network and scientific researchers.  Designed to enable SDN protocols 
like OpenFlow, the 100 Gigabit Ethernet routers enable programmatic control 
of the network infrastructure to deliver massive scale and intelligent 
service delivery capabilities.

“The utilization of the OpenFlow technologies from Juniper and Brocade within 
the same architecture begins to create a substantial national testbed and 
service-delivery platform for SDN enabled applications,” said Rob Vietzke, 
vice president of network services for Internet2. “Our collaborators at 
Brocade and Juniper see the importance of SDN to enable innovations that can 
not only advance networking, but can also profoundly advance education, 
transform university business models, and accelerate global “Big Data” 
collaborative research outcomes.  These opportunities can fuel 
as-yet-unimagined discoveries and new cycles of global economic development.”

“Networking infrastructure is being transformed by SDN into an open platform 
for innovation. We are excited that Brocade 100G and OpenFlow-enabled 
technologies are part of the new 100G Internet2 Network and Innovation 
Platform.  By working with Internet2 and its members, Brocade will build upon 
its pioneering work on high-speed software-defined networks,” said Ken Cheng, 
vice president of the service provider business, Brocade.

“We are proud that our long partnership with Internet2 is taking another 
major step forward,” said Mike Marcellin, vice president of strategy and 
marketing for Juniper Networks. “We have long embraced the principles of a 
platform strategy, building products that are open, extensible, and capable 
of rapid change. To that end, SDN is the logical next step in the evolution 
for Juniper and the networking community. By collaborating in the Internet2 
Innovation Platform, Juniper can help make possible an entirely new class of 
applications that utilize the network in dynamic and powerful ways.”

The national high-performance Internet2 Network connects America’s colleges 
and universities to research and education collaborators worldwide. The newly 
upgraded 100G-enabled and 8.8 Terabit per second optical network will allow 
member institutions to keep pace with the exponential growth in scientific 
research “Big Data” being driven by the nation’s collaborative researchers in 
labs and universities.

The network will also enable advanced networking features for more than 
200,000 of the country’s essential community anchor institutions, including 
libraries, hospitals, K-12 schools, community colleges and public safety 
organizations as part of its United States Unified Community Anchor Network 
(U.S. UCAN) project.

This advanced, coast-to-coast, high-capacity network infrastructure will 
support advanced capabilities for community anchors such as HD and multi-cast 
video distance learning and telemedicine applications - not possible using 
consumer-grade Internet service. The National Telecommunications and 
Information Administration’s (NTIA) Broadband Technology Opportunities 
Program (BTOP) helped fund Internet2’s network upgrade in support of the U.S. 
UCAN project.

Internet2 plans to announce further developments and partnerships related to 
the 100G Internet2 Network upgrade and Innovation Platform in the coming 
weeks.

About Internet2
Internet2® is a member-owned advanced technology community founded by the 
nation's leading higher education institutions in 1996. Internet2 provides a 
collaborative environment for U.S. research and education organizations to 
solve common technology challenges, and to develop innovative solutions in 
support of their educational, research, and community service missions. For 
more information, visit www.internet2.edu.
About Juniper
Juniper Networks (NYSE: JNPR) is in the business of network innovation. From 
devices to data centers, from consumers to cloud providers, Juniper Networks 
delivers the software, silicon and systems that transform the experience and 
economics of networking. Additional information can be found at Juniper 
Networks (www.juniper.net).
Juniper Networks and Junos are registered trademarks of Juniper Networks, 
Inc. in the United States and other countries. The Juniper Networks and Junos 
logos are trademarks of Juniper Networks, Inc. All other trademarks, service 
marks, registered trademarks, or registered service marks are the property of 
their respective owners.
About Brocade
Brocade (Nasdaq: BRCD) networking solutions help the world’s leading 
organizations transition smoothly to a world where applications and 
information reside anywhere. (www.brocade.com)
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Katie Bromley, Brocade, 408-333-0429 or 

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