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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * SINDHU PRADEEP   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol JUNIPER NETWORKS INC [JNPR] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP CTO (Last) (First) (Middle) 1133 INNOVATION WAY 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/01/2017 (Street) SUNNYVALE, CA 94089 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 02/01/2017   M   10,715 A $ 0 32,619 (1) D   Common Stock 02/01/2017   F(2)   4,283 D $ 26.81 28,336 D   Common Stock 02/01/2017   G(3)   7,538 D $ 0 20,798 D   Common Stock 02/01/2017   G(3)   7,538 A $ 0 2,279,887 I by Family Trust Common Stock               585,000 I Bertrand 2016 GRAT Common Stock               585,000 I Sindhu 2016 GRAT Common Stock               940,276 I by Family LP

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Performance Stock Unit

$ 0

02/01/2017

M

10,715

02/01/2016(4)

02/01/2017

Common Stock

10,715

(5)

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SINDHU PRADEEP 1133 INNOVATION WAY SUNNYVALE, CA 94089	X		EVP CTO

Signatures

By: Robert Mobassaly: Attorney in Fact For: Pradeep Sindhu		02/03/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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)	Amount of securities owned includes 1,106 shares acquired by the reporting person under the Juniper Networks, Inc. 2008 Employee Stock Purchase Plan on 01/31/2017.
(2)	Represents shares withheld from the released share award for the payment of applicable income and payroll withholding taxes due on release.
(3)	Represents the transfer of shares to the Sindhu Family Trust from the reporting person immediately upon vesting of the Performance Stock Unit and the January 31, 2017 ESPP Purchase.
(4)	The exact number of shares issued was determined based on achievement of certain Company performance targets for the 2015 fiscal year, as determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board.
(5)	Column 8 is not an applicable reportable field.

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