Junos Release Date and EOL Date

The dates and milestones provided are in accordance with the policies 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 12.1	03/28/2012	03/28/2014	09/28/2014
Junos 11.41	12/21/2011	12/21/2014	06/21/2015
Junos 11.3	08/15/2011	07/15/2012	03/15/2013
Junos 11.2	08/03/2011	06/15/2012	02/15/2013
Junos 11.1	03/29/2011	11/15/2011	05/15/2012
Junos 10.41	12/08/2010	12/08/2013	06/08/2014
Junos 10.3	08/15/2010	08/03/2011	12/21/2011
Junos 10.2	05/28/2010	05/15/2011	11/15/2011
Junos 10.1	02/15/2010	11/15/2010	05/15/2011
Junos 10.01	11/04/2009	11/15/2012	05/15/2013
Junos 9.6	08/06/2009	05/06/2010	11/06/2010
Junos 9.5	04/14/2009	02/15/2010	08/15/2010
Junos 9.4	02/11/2009	11/11/2009	05/11/2010
Junos 9.31	11/14/2008	11/15/2011	05/15/2012
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 8.51	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 8.11	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

Pre-12.1 Releases (other than EEOL Releases):
EOE date: The earlier of (i) the date eighteen (18) months from first general availability or (ii) two (2) subsequent releases of such software.
EOL/EOS date: The earlier of (i) the date twelve (12) months after the EOE date or (ii) two (2) subsequent releases of such software.

Release 12.1 and following (other than EEOL Releases):
EOE date: The date twenty four (24) months after the first general availability date.
EOL/EOS date: The date six (6) months after the EOE date.

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