Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Elliott Geraldine
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/25/2011		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
JUNIPER NETWORKS INC [JNPR]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1194 NORTH MATHILDA AVENUE		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP Strategic Alliances
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

SUNNYVALE, CA 94089		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 1,731
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 07/17/2010 07/17/2016 Common Stock 93,750 $ 25.19 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 02/19/2011(1) 02/19/2017 Common Stock 90,000 $ 27.44 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 02/18/2012(1) 02/18/2018 Common Stock 89,900 $ 44 D  
Performance Shares 07/17/2012(2) 07/17/2012 Common Stock 200,000 (3) $ 0 D  
Performance Shares 02/19/2013(2) 02/19/2013 Common Stock 72,500 (4) $ 0 D  
Performance Shares 02/21/2014(2) 02/21/2014 Common Stock 112,500 (4) $ 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Elliott Geraldine
1194 NORTH MATHILDA AVENUE
SUNNYVALE, CA 94089		       EVP Strategic Alliances  

Signatures

By: Mitchell L. Gaynor, Attorney in Fact For: Geraldine Elliott 08/01/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Vests as to 25% of the shares subject to the option one year from the grant date and the balance shall vest 1/48th of the total shares granted each month thereafter.
(2) All of the shares earned over the three year period will vest, provided that the reporting person is still providing service to the Company, after the final calculation is approved by the Compensation Committee or the third anniversary of the grant date.
(3) Represents the maximum quantity of shares issuable. The exact number of shares issuable with respect to each year will be determined based on achievement of certain Company performance targets for each year, as determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board. The executive can earn between 0% and 200% of the target shares with respect to each year.
(4) Represents the maximum quantity of shares issuable. The exact number of shares issuable with respect to each year will be determined based on achievement of certain Company performance targets for each year, as determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board. The executive can earn between 0% and 250% of the target shares with respect to each year.

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