Advancing K-12 Learning for the Next Decade with AI-Driven Networking Solution Brief

School districts across the country put their trust in Juniper to:

• Maximize learning outcomes with a great user experience: Juniper is the first and only solution to offer and measure the experience of every user, every minute, every session to proactively make it better for all.
• Futureproof the network: Juniper is the only network provider offering frequent feature updates, all with no downtime or any of the complexities typically required to upgrade controllers and access points.
• Simplify troubleshooting: Marvis^™ Virtual Network Assistant can do the heavy work of troubleshooting and locating problems quickly, so IT can solve issues fast and stay ahead of trouble. Also, Juniper’s unique, patented dynamic packet capture technology automatically captures packets when an issue occurs, eliminating trips to the classroom for packet captures.
• Improve IT productivity: Juniper offers the only AI-driven wired, wireless, and WAN network on a single pane of glass, providing end-to-end visibility and streamlined operations.
• Set up personal Wi-Fi space for teachers and learners, while enabling security at scale: The same service set identifier (SSID) can be used to establish a personal space or Wi-Fi bubble for educators, select users, or select IoT devices. This unique capability gives educators control over their classroom Wi-Fi environment.
• Enable self-driving operations: Being AI-driven, the Juniper solution proactively identifies network issues, helping districts maintain a great user experience and reduce the number of support help tickets typically associated with traditional school networks. Autoprovisioning for Juniper switches and access points accelerates provisioning. Any device or client connected is automatically detected, and auto port configuration is automatically made, eliminating human errors.
• Enhance digital experience with location-based services: Juniper access points have integrated, patented Bluetooth antenna arrays. When your district is ready, location-based services can be simply turned on with optional software subscriptions. With this approach, districts avoid deploying separate battery-operated beacons, beacon calibration, and overlay appliances.
• Lower TCO: School districts with Juniper experience the fastest network deployment, fewest trouble tickets, fastest mean time to repair, and easiest operations to reduce the network’s TCO.

Many districts have deployed Juniper building blocks to create the network of the next decade. These building blocks are described in Table 1.

Traditional school district networks are built on antiquated architectures that lack the scale, reliability, and agility needed to address today’s and future digital learning needs. Juniper solutions, driven by Mist AI, are revolutionizing networks with AI-driven automation and actionable insights, as well as the agility and elasticity of a microservices cloud. Mist AI applies artificial intelligence and data science tools to deliver optimized end-user experiences and simplified network operations, while delivering innovative and strategic projects with IoT and location services.

Juniper’s wired and wireless access solutions include the EX Series Switches, SRX Series Firewalls, Juniper Access Points, and Juniper Mist Cloud services. The Juniper Connected Security solution uniquely protects your district, unifying all your network elements into a threat-aware network, dynamically enforcing security policies across every point of connection. In addition, Juniper helps schools with their E-Rate projects by providing a full suite of E-Rate eligible services to enable affordable broadband connections. As an integrated solution, Juniper helps educators create the digital learning environment they need to ensure high-level learning and student success. Real Results, Real Experiences.

“Before Mist, our network engineers were always chasing ghosts in the wireless. Now, Mist provides visibility so we can see what the issue is. Mist is tremendous for troubleshooting.”

Stephen McGilvray, Executive Director of Technology

“Wireless needs to be like the lights, always on and always perfect. That’s how our Mist Wi-Fi is.”

Phil Luthman, Director of Technology

“Juniper Mist simplifies the complexity of networking for the schools’ IT directors, who already have so much to worry about. Mist AI takes the burden off so they can focus on where they’re really needed.”

Mark Houtz, Network engineer, Northeastern Utah Educational Services

• Read how Newport News, Virginia school district serves 27,000 students with AI-driven Wi-Fi.
• Find out how Sallie B. Howard School of Arts and Science relies on Juniper wired and wireless network, driven by Mist AI for its schools to support student achievement.
• If you need a network to support your digital learning objectives for the next decade, look to Juniper Networks. For more information, please visit www.juniper.net/K-12/.

At Juniper Networks, we are dedicated to dramatically simplifying network operations and driving superior experiences for end users. Our solutions deliver industry-leading insight, automation, security and AI to drive real business results. We believe that powering connections will bring us closer together while empowering us all to solve the world’s greatest challenges of well-being, sustainability and equality.

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