The following application was submitted (UTC) on Fri, 11 Feb 11 14:00:46 +0000 Items with an '*' were required items in the application form. PERSONAL INFORMATION ==================== Family Name (Last name, Surname)*: MTENGA Full Name*: PRIMI JOSEPH Employer/Organization*: TANZANIA REVENUE AUTHORITY Position/Title*: TELECOM ENGINEER Business Address ---------------- Business Phone: 0715788823 Alternate Telephone: Email*: pmtenga@tra.go.tz URL: FAX: Date of Birth: 1974-03-11 Country of Residence*: TANZANIA Passport Name: Passport Number: Passport Issuing Country: Passport Issue Date: Passport Expiry Date: WORKSHOP SPECIFIC INFORMATION ============================= Workshop Applied For*: AR-E: Advanced Routing Techniques Reason for Track Choice* ------------------------ CURRENTLY I AM MORE CONVERSAT IN STATIC ROUTING, I WANT TO LEARN MORE IN DYNAMIC ROUTING AS WELL AS AUTOMATIC LINK CHANGE OVER IN THE CASE WHER WE HAVE TWO PROVIDER LINKS TECHNICAL SKILLS ================ Unix User?*: false How much have you used it? -------------------------- N/A Have you been a UNIX admin?*: false Describe your experience (length of time, versions, etc.) --------------------------------------------------------- N/A Have you used/administered TCP/IP nets?*: true Describe --------- LAN AND WAN IMPLEMENTION AND IP ADRESSING IMPLEMENTAION Have you set up and/or administered any of the following? Please give details Bind or any other Nameservers* ------------------------------ NOT DONE Mail Transport Agents (ex. Sendmail, Exim, Postfix, Qmail)* ----------------------------------------------------------- NOT DONE Mailing List Managers (e.g. Majordomo or other list manager)* ------------------------------------------------------------- NOT DONE Web Systems/Servers (e.g. Apache, IIS or other web server)* ------------------------------------------------------------ NOT DONE Have you configured or otherwise managed any of the following? Please give details. Routers* -------- I have configured and managed routers for internet users while working with AFSAT, at TRA I have also configured and managed routers for LAN and WAN-tra branches that is the work i am doing, routing technology used is static routing, Dynamic routing I have not done Switches* --------- yes configured and managed, cisco and procurve switches Network Monitoring Systems* ---------------------------- I have been working with CACTI, JFFNMS and solorwinds as monitoring tools for the networks. Network Operations Center (NOC)* -------------------------------- NOT BEEN PART OF IT CERT WORKSHOP APPLICANTS ONLY ============================= Which area of security interests you? ------------------------------------- What security interventions have you experienced? ------------------------------------------------- How do you intend to use the knowledge gained at the workshop? -------------------------------------------------------------- ROLE IN NATIONAL NETWORKING ACTIVITIES ====================================== A description of your current employer, your position, your duties and responsibilities, and how they relate to current and future data networking activities in your country* ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) is a government agency of Tanzania, charged with the responsibility of managing the assessment, collection and accounting of all central government revenue, I am currently working as Telecom Engineer dealing with communication and network infrasture of the TRA hq and all branches in Tanzania support and managing the routers and switches as well as monitoring bandwidth using CACTI, JFFNMS, for upgarding or downgrading the bandwidth if need arise. A brief description of your computing and networking environment (operating systems, networking software, modems, etc.), including the connectivity of your organization to the Internet and your country's connectivity to the international Internet* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ we have the followings equipments which we are using, cisco routers, cisco switches, adsl modem for adsl lines connectivity,rad modems for leased line connectivity and comtech modems for satellite connectivity in the remote areas where telephone infrasture is not available THIS ARE EQUIPMENTS USED FOR WAN CONNECTIVITY, for internet connectivity we have ADSL MODEM Scope of your institution (check all categories that apply)* ------------------------------------------------------------ Other: GOVERNMENT ORGANISATION-TAX COLLECTIVITY Approximate number of full time staff at your institution* ---------------------------------------------------------- 80 How your training and current work prepare and qualify you for the track you wish to attend* -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- will to let me attend incase i get lucky to be chosen. How you expect to use the knowledge you gain at the workshop after you return to your country* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- implementing dynamic routing in my system and automatic change over technology in my system where there are more that two links If you have previously attended AfNOG or INET Workshops for Developing Countries Year and track you attended --------------------------- no A precise description of how you have used the training you have received in the past ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The significant advances in networking which have occurred in your country specifically because of your knowledge and effort --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FINANCIAL INFORMATION ====================== Are you are requesting financial aid from the AfNOG Workshop for attending the workshop and meetings, or for travel costs?* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No financial assistance requested. REFEREES ======== First Referee* -------------- PAUL MNDEME MANAGER INFRASTRUCTER:TRA MOBILE:0787570366 Second Referee* --------------- DOUGLAS MUTEMBEI TIGO COMPANY MOBILE NO:0784670457 END OF APPLICATION