Workshop and Tutorials

ngNOG Workshop on Network Technology

ngNOG Workshop on Network Technology offers training to those who are in the process of developing and enhancing an Internet-connected network with local and international connectivity. The target audience includes mid-level and senior technical staff of research and education networks, public and private networks, commercial Internet Service Providers (ISPs), NGOs and other stakeholders.

This workshop is a domestication of the AfNOG workshops held annually from 2000 to 2008 in nine different African countries, and also the Internet Society's INET workshops, held annually from 1993 to 2000 at eight locations around the world. The workshop's instructors are a team of highly skilled individuals with many years of experience operating medium to large networks both in the academic and private sector and teaching about network operations.

The workshop is delivered in English language and, will continue with five parallel tracks in 2008, namely:

Track SysAdmin
Unix System Administration, focused on using a Unix-like operating system as a platform for delivery of Internet services.

Track IS
Internet Services, focused on the design and operation of email, web, and other Internet services, in ways that can scale to handle large numbers of end users.

Track II
Internet Infrastructure, focused on the design and operation of networks using routers and switches, in ways that can scale to handle large numbers of interconnected sites.

Track APT
Appropriate Power Technology, focused on Energy Planning, backups, and alternative power technologies for networks in energy-challenged environments.

Track NCP
Network Computing Policies, focused on ICT Strategic Planning, development and implementation of network policies.

ngNOG also includes several tutorials, typically ranging 30 minutes to an hour in duration.

Tutorials
Tutorials are technical workshops which focus on a particular subject in-depth and should be noncommercial in nature. Tutorials take place in a classroom-style environment, and may include a hands-on practical component. They are intended to highlight issues relating to technology already deployed or soon to be deployed, case studies on networking and related services provisioning for research and education networks, public and private networks, commercial Internet Service Providers (ISPs), NGOs and other stakeholders.

Potential topics include:
- Energy Planning for Networks in off-grid and poorly electrified areas
- Campus Network Design Principles
- Routing Best Practices
- MPLS
- Network planning, management and traffic engineering
- BIND, DNSSEC, Split Horizon DNS, and Reverse and multilingual DNS
- Broadband first/last mile access technologies
- LAN & WAN Wireless Technologies
- VOIP Solutions
- Securing Network & Services
- Managing SPAM and Viruses
- Web Caching and Bandwidth optimization
- Operation of large scale services such as Email and Web Servers
- Content, Applications, streaming and multimedia infrastructure.