Revolutionise Your Enterprise WAN: The Power of Juniper Mist Routing Assurance

In this episode, we are introducing Juniper Mist Routing Assurance, an AI-driven solution that extends the power of Mist AI to the enterprise WAN, offering unparalleled visibility and proactive management of routing infrastructure.

What is Juniper Mist Routing Assurance?

Juniper Mist Routing Assurance is an AIOps-based observability platform designed to provide network administrators with comprehensive insights into router performance and health. By collecting and analysing telemetry data from Juniper’s high-performance MX and ACX edge routers, it enables proactive detection of anomalies, streamlined troubleshooting, and automated root cause analysis. 

Key Features:

• AI-Powered Optimisation: Built on Mist AI’s cloud-delivered microservices, it optimises the user experience from client to cloud.
• Proactive Intelligence: Provides users with actionable recommendations and simplified troubleshooting for faster issue resolution.
• Simplified Onboarding: Enables one-step, simplified Day 0/1 device onboarding for both new and existing installations into Routing Assurance.
• Streamlined Operations: Enhances Day 2 operations with routing service-level expectations and AI-driven insights for proactive network management.
• Seamless Integration: Supports open, programmable APIs for easy integration with third-party tools and systems.
• Juniper Mist Routing Assurance Delivers Insights On:
• Device Health: Monitor the performance and health of routing platforms and their components.
• Traffic Management: Analyse interface traffic, error rates, queue utilisation, and packet drops for forwarding insights.
• Routing Intelligence: Gain visibility into routing events, protocol states, peer statuses, route metrics, and more for comprehensive routing analysis.

Implementing Juniper Mist Routing Assurance

Implementing Juniper Mist Routing Assurance is straightforward. As a SaaS solution, it requires no additional infrastructure. Network administrators can quickly onboard supported Juniper routers and begin extracting valuable insights to enhance network performance and reliability.

• Simplified Day Onboarding: Juniper MX and ACX Routers can be quickly onboarded to the cloud using an automated set of commands added to their configuration. Network administrators gain visibility into router metrics and service levels in just minutes, streamlining deployment and reducing time to insights.
• Seamless Integration with Open APIs : Juniper Mist offers fully programmable APIs that enable automated activation, onboarding, and configuration. These open APIs integrate seamlessly with third-party systems like ServiceNow and Splunk, supporting tasks such as automated ticketing, troubleshooting, and more, for enhanced operational efficiency.
• Automated Router Insights : Gain detailed visibility into the performance of Juniper MX and ACX routers. Metrics include device-level insights such as CPU and memory usage, as well as port-level details like bytes transferred, traffic utilisation, and queue performance.
• Routing Health and Status: Routing Assurance provides in-depth views of BGP routes, peering session health, and routing tables. It also offers real-time performance data and logs, correlating events like configuration changes, firmware updates, and system alerts, giving administrators a complete picture of their routing infrastructure.
• Network Insights : Routing Assurance offers network analytics capability, enabling the analysis of up to seven days of data. This simplifies the process of extracting actionable insights from your network’s data and analytics across the enterprise. By reviewing network throughput peaks, organisations can optimise resource allocation and better align support resources to meet demand.

Mist Routing Assurance with Juniper MX and ACX Routers

Juniper’s MX and ACX Routers are high-performance solutions designed for access, aggregation, and core network layers, making them ideal for enterprise branches, campuses, and Data Centres. These routers form the backbone of next-generation networks, delivering secure, scalable, and AI-driven connectivity powered by Mist AI.

The following MX and ACX Routers running Junos 20.4 and Junos Evolved 22.4 (or later) are fully supported with Routing Assurance:

• MX204
• MX304
• ACX7024
• ACX7024X
• ACX7100-23C
• ACX7100-48L

This integration empowers organisations with robust performance, enhanced visibility, and simplified operations, ensuring readiness for the evolving demands of enterprise networks.

In conclusion, Juniper Mist Routing Assurance revolutionises enterprise WAN management by providing AI-driven insights, proactive anomaly detection, and streamlined operations. By extending Mist AI to routing platforms, it empowers organisations to maintain optimal network performance, enhance user experiences, and achieve greater operational efficiency.

For a visual overview, you might find the following video helpful:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHVq7rCWwww

Ready to transform your network with AI-driven insights and seamless operations? Discover how Juniper Mist Routing Assurance can optimise your WAN performance and simplify your workflows. Contact us to learn more!

Blog Written by Johns William, Presales Consultant specialising in Network Infrastructure at ICT Networks.