Juniper has released Junos 10.0 for all platforms (M, MX, T, EX, SRX). This release among other things brings interface ranges to the MX and EX platforms which is long needed feature (although a bit different that what you may be used to on other vendors).

Support for the new MX Trio 3D blades (No MX80 yet . Planned for next quarters 10.1 release) is included in this release as well.

The Branch SRX platforms (210, 240, 650) can now act as a wireless controller controlling the soon to be announced AX411 802.11abgn access point.

Read the body for a a list of features that caught my eye.

Below is a couple key features added into this release that I caught my eye in the Junos10 release

• New interface range commands—Enable you to group a range of identical interfaces and apply a common configuration for that group of interfaces with a reduced number of configuration statements.

  To configure an interface range group, include the interface-range statement and sub-statements at the [edit interfaces] hierarchy level.

  To view an interface range in expanded configuration, use the show | display inheritance command.

• AX411 Access Point support—This feature is supported on SRX210, SRX240, and SRX650 devices.

  JUNOS Release 10.0 provides support for configuring and managing the Juniper Networks AX411 Access Point from an SRX210, SRX240, or SRX650 device.

  The AX411 Access Point provides network access for wireless clients such as laptop or desktop computers, personal digital assistants (PDAs), or any other device equipped with a Wi-Fi adapter and supporting drivers. The AX411 Access Point supports the IEEE 802.11n wireless networking standard with backward compatibility for IEEE 802.11a/b/g standards.

  The AX411 Access Point can be configured and managed from the SRX Series device through the JUNOS CLI or J-Web interface.

  You can configure and manage up to two AX411 Access Points from an SRX Series Services Gateway without installing a license on the SRX Series device. To configure and manage additional AX411 Access Points, you must install one or more licenses on the SRX Series device. Each of these licenses specifies the number of access points that can be configured and managed in addition to the two that are automatically supported on the device.

  The following licenses are available for the SRX Series Services Gateway: 2-access point license 4-access point license 8-access point license 14-access point license

  You can install multiple licenses in any increment to increase the number of access points supported on the SRX Series device. The following are the maximum numbers of access points that can be configured and managed from SRX Series devices: * SRX210—4 access points SRX240—8 access points SRX650—16 access points

  Note: The number of licensed access points can exceed the maximum number of supported access points. However, you can only configure and manage the maximum number of access points.

  To configure the AX411 Access Point, use the [edit wlan] hierarchy.

• Persistent NAT (also called Cone NAT)—This feature is now supported on SRX3400, SRX3600, SRX5600, and SRX5800 devices in addition to existing support on SRX100, SRX210, SRX240, and SRX650 devices.

• Ability to remove and replace uplink modules in EX3200 and EX4200 switches without powering off the switch or disrupting switch functions—You can now remove and replace uplink modules in EX3200 and EX4200 switches without powering off the switch or disrupting switch functions. The switch detects the newly installed uplink module and creates the required interfaces if the uplink module has transceivers installed in its ports and when new transceivers are installed in those ports. Another one that customers were disappointed by

• Proxy ARP support—On EX Series switches, proxy ARP can now be configured in restricted mode (in addition to the default mode of unrestricted). When an interface is set to restricted proxy ARP mode, it does not proxy for hosts on the same subnet. Also, now when you configure proxy ARP on an interface, it is set on that interface only and is not set globally. Proxy ARP is now supported on EX8200 switches in addition to EX3200 and EX4200 switches.

• Automatic software update on Virtual Chassis member switches—The automatic software update feature allows you to automatically update the software version on prospective member switches as they are added so that they can join a Virtual Chassis configuration. This is huge as there were some issues at Avaya for how to drop ship a switch and provision it in a stack.