Routing Workshop

Workshop description and summary

This four day workshop is a mix of lectures and hands-on lab work to teach the skills required for the configuration and operation of large-scale networks that make up the Internet.

• Introduction to Routing
• IS-IS design and best practices for Internet networks
• Introduction to IPv6
• IPv6 Protocol and Addressing
• BGP Protocol and Attributes
• Building a dual stack network

Target audience

Technical staff who are now building or operating an Internet network, with international and/or multi-provider connectivity.

Workshop requirements

Workshop participants need to be proficient with a router command line interface, have a basic understanding of how networks operate and what routing protocols are for.

The labs use Cisco IOS configuration syntax.

Some user-level Unix experience would be advantageous

All participants will need to bring a laptop with WiFi? access. A tablet cannot be used for this workshop. The laptop will be used to access the lab network as well as the course materials on the workshop wiki. Participants will work in pairs on the lab exercises.

Class Size

The Workshop can accommodate up to 28 participants, working in groups of two.

Participants are required to bring laptops.