Campus Network Design and Multicast Workshops

Dates: December 5-9 and 12-15, 2011
Location: Hanoi, Vietnam
Host: Vietnam Research and Education Network - ​VINAREN
Venue: Centre for Vietnam Research and Education Network (VINAREN)
Room 616 - 6th Floor - 24 Ly Thuong Kiet, Ha Noi, Viet Nam
Tel & Fax: +84-4-39365424
Website: ​http://www.vinaren.vn

The program emphasizes the importance of the campus network as the foundation in developing robust, high performance National and Regional Research and Education Networks.

Workshop Goals

• Train network engineering staff from universities and research institutes in South and Southeast Asia on how to design and build scalable, sustainable campus networks
• Learn current best practices in designing and building hierarchical networks using structured cabling systems, layer 2 switches and layer 3 routers, including where to route and where to switch in campus networks
• Learn how to use open source software to monitor availability and performance in managing campus networks
• Assist the research and education community in South and Southeast Asia with deploying multicast technology so they can more easily engage in distance learning programs, with universities in Asia, Africa, Latin America, Europe and the USA
• Strengthen the human network of the research and education community in developing national and regional cyberinfrastructure

Requirements

• Some Linux or UNIX command line experience.
• Knowledge of Layer 2 and layer 3 Network basics (IP).

Recommended Software

• SecureShell SSH Client
• PuTTY for Windows (SSH)
• Linux, UNIX (Mac OS) already have SSH installed. DO NOT USE PUTTY FOR LINUX OR MAC!

Workshop Items

• Agenda (includes links to presentations and schedule)
• List of Participants
• Participant Network Diagrams
• Sponsors
• Reference Materials
• ​Photos
• ​Workshop Evaluation

Help

• TracGuide -- Built-in Documentation
• TitleIndex -- Complete list of local wiki pages

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