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

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
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                      	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	                      	

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

KRISHNAMURTHI ASHOK	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY)
9/1/2003 
	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

JUNIPER NETWORKS INC [JNPR]	
(Last)        (First)        (Middle)

C/O JUNIPER NETWORKS, 1194 NORTH MATHILDA AVE	4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                            _____ 10% Owner
___ X ___ Officer (give title below)          _____ Other (specify below)
VP Engineering /	
(Street)

SUNNYVALE, CA 94089       

(City)              (State)              (Zip)	5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person	

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  	7779  	D  	 	
Common Stock  	395144  	I  	by Family Trust   (1)	

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)	
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(MM/DD/YYYY)	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				
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy)  	2/10/2000   (2)	2/10/2009  	Common Stock  	75000  	$1.65  	D  	 	
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)  	7/1/2003   (2)	7/1/2012  	Common Stock  	80000  	$5.69  	D  	 	
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)  	4/1/2004   (2)	4/1/2013  	Common Stock  	37500  	$8.16  	D  	 	
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)  	5/28/2002   (2)	5/28/2012  	Common Stock  	407000  	$10.31  	D  	 	

Explanation of Responses:	
(  1) 	Held by the Ashok K. Krishnamurthi & Deepa N. Iyengar TTEES Krishnamurthi & Iyengar Trust dated 12/29/97, over which the Reporting Person and the Reporting Person's spouse exercise investment and voting control.	
(  2) 	Vests as to 25% of the shares subject to the option on the first anniversary of the date of grant and monthly thereafter as to 1/48th of the shares subject to the option.	

Remarks:

Exhibit List

Exhibit 24 - Confirming Statement	

Reporting Owners	
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships	
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other	
KRISHNAMURTHI ASHOK
C/O JUNIPER NETWORKS
1194 NORTH MATHILDA AVE
SUNNYVALE, CA 94089			VP Engineering		

Signatures		
By: Lisa C. Berry, attorney-in-fact For: Ashok Krishnamurthi		9/5/2003	
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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Exhibit 24
Confirming Statement
This Statement confirms that the undersigned, Ashok Krishnamurthi, has authorized and designated Lisa C. Berry to execute and file on the undersigned's behalf all Forms 3, 4, and 5 (including any amendments thereto) that the undersigned may be required to file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as a result of the undersigned's ownership of or transactions in securities of Juniper Networks, Inc. The authority of Lisa C. Berry under this Statement shall continue until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with regards to his ownership of or transactions in securities of Juniper Networks, Inc., unless earlier revoked in writing. The undersigned acknowledges that Lisa C. Berry is not assuming any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934.

Date:  September 2, 2003

s/ Ashok Krishnamurthi
Ashok Krishnamurthi