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JUNOS 7.0 was released in the fourth quarter of 2004. In this case, the first digit in<br />

the release changed from 6 to 7 to correspond with the introduction of a new platform<br />

family, the TX Matrix.<br />

The letter in the version number indicates the type of release. As a customer, you<br />

generally see R, for released software. If you are a beta customer, you receive B(beta)<br />

versions during the beta test period—for example, 7.4B1 and 7.4B2. If you are working<br />

with customer support to resolve a problem, you may also see I (internal) versions<br />

of the software or daily builds, which are named with the software version and<br />

a numeric string that includes the build date and time.<br />

The digits following the letter are the maintenance release number and the build, or<br />

spin, of that maintenance. The first maintenance release number is always 1, and the<br />

first spin that is released is generally a number greater than 1. In the case of the show<br />

version command output in this recipe, the spin number is 7. The names of the<br />

JUNOS Base OS Software Suite and the Support Tools Package include the date that<br />

they were created rather than a maintenance release number, because these packages<br />

do not change as often as the others.<br />

When checking the software version, make sure the versions of all the packages are<br />

the same. In this example, the packages are all 7.4. If they are not the same, the<br />

router will likely have operational issues.<br />

The previous output shows all the standard JUNOS packages, which consist of five<br />

basic components:<br />

Operating system<br />

The JUNOS Base OS Software Suite, the JUNOS Kernel Software Suite, and the<br />

JUNOS Support Tools Package comprise the JUNOS operating system. The base<br />

OS is the underlying operating system software, which is based on FreeBSD, and<br />

the kernel is the software that runs on the various hardware boards, including<br />

the networking cards (the Flexible PIC Concentrators, or FPCs, and the Physical<br />

Interface Cards, or PICs).<br />

Forwarding software<br />

The JUNOS Packet Forwarding Engine Support package is the forwarding software,<br />

which runs on the forwarding board and is responsible for receiving and<br />

forwarding network traffic.<br />

Routing software<br />

The JUNOS Routing Software Suite is the routing software. It runs on the Routing<br />

Engine, which you can think of as a separate computer within the router<br />

dedicated to handling all routing functions, such as calculating the best routes to<br />

network destinations and managing the routing tables.<br />

Security software<br />

The crypto (security) software is provided only with JUNOS software shipped<br />

within the United States and Canada.<br />

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