JUNOS Software Release Dates & Milestones
The table below details important information relevant to each JUNOS software release. The dates and milestones provided are in accordance with the policies of JUNOS at the time of each software release and are in accordance with stated End of Life/End of Support policies for Juniper Networks.
| Product | FRS Date | End of Engineering Support | End of Life (EOL) |
|---|---|---|---|
| JUNOS 9.2 | 08/12/2008 | 05/12/2009 | 11/12/2009 |
| JUNOS 9.1 | 04/28/2008 | 01/28/2009 | 07/28/2009 |
| JUNOS 9.0 | 02/15/2008 | 11/15/2008 | 05/15/2009 |
| JUNOS 8.5* | 11/16/2007 | 11/16/2010 | 05/16/2011 |
| JUNOS 8.4 | 08/09/2007 | 05/09/2008 | 11/09/2008 |
| JUNOS 8.3 | 04/18/2007 | 01/18/2008 | 07/18/2008 |
| JUNOS 8.2 | 02/15/2007 | 11/15/2007 | 05/15/2008 |
| JUNOS 8.1* | 11/06/2006 | 11/06/2009 | 05/06/2010 |
| JUNOS 8.0 | 08/15/2006 | 05/15/2007 | 11/15/2007 |
| JUNOS 7.6 | 05/15/2006 | 02/15/2007 | 08/15/2007 |
| JUNOS 7.5 | 02/08/2006 | 11/08/2006 | 05/08/2007 |
| JUNOS 7.4 | 11/15/2005 | 08/15/2006 | 02/15/2007 |
| JUNOS 7.3 | 08/16/2005 | 05/16/2006 | 11/16/2006 |
| JUNOS 7.2 | 05/14/2005 | 02/14/2006 | 08/14/2006 |
| JUNOS 7.1 | 02/14/2005 | 11/14/2005 | 05/14/2006 |
| JUNOS 7.0 | 11/15/2004 | 08/15/2005 | 02/15/2006 |
| JUNOS 6.4 | 08/12/2004 | 05/12/2005 | 11/12/2005 |
| JUNOS 6.3 | 05/15/2004 | 02/15/2005 | 08/15/2005 |
| JUNOS 6.2 | 02/15/2004 | 11/15/2004 | 05/15/2005 |
| JUNOS 6.1 | 11/15/2003 | 08/15/2004 | 02/15/2005 |
| JUNOS 6.0 | 08/15/2003 | 05/15/2004 | 11/15/2004 |
| JUNOS 5.7 | 05/15/2003 | 02/15/2004 | 08/15/2004 |
| JUNOS 5.6 | 02/15/2003 | 11/15/2003 | 05/15/2004 |
| JUNOS 5.5 | 11/15/2002 | 08/15/2003 | 02/15/2004 |
| JUNOS 5.4 | 08/12/2002 | 05/15/2003 | 11/15/2003 |
| JUNOS 5.3 | 05/12/2002 | 02/15/2003 | 08/15/2003 |
| JUNOS 5.2 | 02/12/2002 | 11/12/2002 | 05/15/2003 |
| JUNOS 5.1 | 11/07/2001 | 08/12/2002 | 02/15/2003 |
| JUNOS 5.0 | 08/17/2001 | 05/15/2002 | 11/15/2002 |
| JUNOS 4.4 | 04/30/2001 | 02/12/2002 | 08/15/2002 |
| JUNOS 4.3 | 01/31/2001 | 11/12/2001 | 05/15/2002 |
| JUNOS 4.2 | 10/16/2000 | 08/13/2001 | 02/15/2002 |
| JUNOS 4.1 | 08/15/2000 | 05/14/2001 | 11/15/2001 |
| JUNOS 4.0 | 03/31/2000 | 02/12/2001 | 08/15/2001 |
For JUNOS software products, the period of active engineering support will be the current release plus two (2) subsequent releases, or up to eighteen (18) months from the FRS date, whichever occurs first. All software releases are considered major. The product cycle is currently three (3) months, so the period of active engineering support is typically up to nine (9) months from FRS.
Update releases (e.g. service, maintenance, patch) will no longer be created for major software releases after the end of engineering (EOE) date.
JTAC support will continue after EOE for two (2) subsequent releases or up to twelve (12) months, whichever occurs first. After EOE and until EOL JTAC support will be generally limited to investigation and troubleshooting in an attempt to provide solutions and workarounds.
When the release reaches EOL the software images are removed from www.juniper.net and JTAC will only provide support on a commercially reasonable effort basis.
* JUNOS Extended End of Life (EEOL) release. Every JUNOS release scheduled for FRS in the fourth quarter will receive additional months of engineering and JTAC support. JUNOS EEOL releases will receive active engineering support for thirty-six (36) months from the FRS date. JTAC support will continue after EOE for six (6) months.