Exhibit 23.1


                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

The Board of Directors and Stockholders
Unisphere Networks, Inc. and Subsidiaries:


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements
(Nos. 333-44116, 333-52260 and 333-75758) on Form S-3 and the registration
statements (Nos. 333-32412, 333-44148, 333-52258, 333-57860, 333-57862,
333-57864, 333-75770, 333-85387, 333-92086, 333-92088 and 333-92090) on Form S-8
of Juniper Networks, Inc. of our report dated April 30, 2002, except as to Note
15, which is as of July 1, 2002, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets
of Unisphere Networks, Inc. and Subsidiaries as of September 30, 2000 and 2001,
and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity and
cash flows for the period from January 12, 1999 (date of inception) to September
30, 1999 and for the years ended September 30, 2000 and 2001, which report
appears in the Form 8-K of Juniper Networks, Inc. dated August 13, 2002.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
August 13, 2002