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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG, LLP INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Annual Report (Form 10-K)
of Juniper Networks, Inc. of our report dated January 15, 2001 included in the
2000 Annual Report to Stockholders of Juniper Networks, Inc.
Our audits also included the financial statement schedule of Juniper Networks,
Inc. listed in Item 14(a). This schedule is the responsibility of the Company's
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion based on our audits. In
our opinion, the financial statement schedule referred to above, when considered
in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly
in all material respects the information set forth therein.
We also consent to the incorporation by reference in the following registration
statements of Juniper Networks, Inc. of our report dated January 15, 2001, with
respect to the consolidated financial statements incorporated by reference and
our report included in the preceding paragraph with respect to the financial
statement schedule included in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended
December 31, 2000:
Registration
Form Statement
Number Number Description
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Form S-8 333-85387 Juniper Networks, Inc. Amended and
Restated 1996 Stock Plan
Juniper Networks, Inc. 1999 Employee
Stock Purchase Plan
Form S-8 333-32412 Juniper Networks, Inc. Amended and
Restated 1996 Stock Plan
Layer 5 1999 Stock Incentive Plan
Form S-8 333-44148 Juniper Networks, Inc. 2000
Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan
Form S-8 333-52258 Micro Magic 1995 Stock Option Plan
Micro Magic 2000 Stock Option Plan
Form S-3 333-44116 Equity Securities
Form S-3 333-52260 Equity Securities
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Palo Alto, California
March 23, 2001