Juniper Contrail Networking

Score7 out of 10

12 Reviews and Ratings

What is Juniper Contrail Networking?

Juniper Networks supports SDN with Contrail Networking, a solution that provides dynamic end-to-end networking policy and control for any cloud, any workload, NFV, and any deployment, from a single user interface. It translates abstract workflows into specific policies, simplifying the orchestration of virtual overlay connectivity across all environments.

Categories & Use Cases

Atif Raees View profile

Cloud Network Architect in Engineering at Etisalat (10,001+ employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We are using Juniper Contrail Network for our NFV Cloud providing Virtual networking to NFV workloads. Contrail provides overlay networking services with SRIOV and DPDK.

Pros

Routing and Bridging
Security and Multitenancy
Gateway Services
Network Programmability and Automation

Cons

Contrail should have inbuild management of underlay network as well
lack of open resources to learn

Most Important Features

Overlay Services
Gateway Services
Multitenency
Security Groups
Virtual Routing

Return on Investment

Core of our NFV Cloud providing Multitenant Services
Give Agility to our Cloud
Wrokload any IP, anywhere

Alternatives Considered

Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI) and VMware NSX

Other Software Used

VMware NSX, VMware Cloud Director (formerly vCloud Director), ServiceNow IT Service Management

Verified User

Engineer in Engineering (201-500 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I support Cisco ACI the Juniper Contrail competence. I had the good fortune to put in place in the LAB when working at IBM Juniper Contrail. The platform is the same as ACI contains Spine and leaf and the graphical interface is much easier than the competition. It seems to be a very robust solution and cheaper than Cisco. Contrail designs secure, automates, and executes the complete service lifecycle on NFX, EX, SRX, and MX 5G series network services platforms. It integrates and links with Mist Cloud for seamless Wi-Fi management.

Pros

Contrail Networking automates network resource.
Providing reliability and agility while extending visibility into your multi-cloud network.
Advanced analytics capabilities.

Cons

Not much information from the vendor.
Not a platform widely used by customers.

Most Important Features

Multi tenancy.
Load balancing.
Analytics services.
API services.

Return on Investment

Open Architecture.
Ultra-Fast Processing.
Automated Integration.

Alternatives Considered

Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI)