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## Workshop ##
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* [Detailed Workshop Agenda](agenda.html) (includes links to presentations and schedule)
* [Participants](participants.html)
* [Instructors](instructors.html)
* [Reference Materials](references.html)
* [Sponsors](sponsors.html)
* [Photos](https://photos.nsrc.org/index.php)
* [Survey](https://survey.nsrc.org/index.php/373229?lang=en)
* [Books](books/index.html)
* [NSRC training videos](https://learn.nsrc.org)
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## Goals / objectives ##
This is a technical workshop, made up of lecture and hands-on
lab work to teach the IS-IS and BGP skills required for the
configuration and operation of large scale networks that make up
the Internet.
Workshop topics include, but are not limited to:
* IS-IS design and best practices for Service Provider networks
* BGP protocol, attributes and policy control
* BGP scalability (including Route Reflectors and Communities)
* BGP Best Practices, including Aggregation
* BGP multihoming techniques (redundancy and load balancing)
* Peering Best Practices (Private and at IXPs)
## Target audience ##
Technical staff who are now building or operating a wide area service
provider network with international and/or multi-provider
connectivity, and are considering participation at an Internet
Exchange point.
## Pre-requisites ##
Workshop participants must be proficient with a router
command line interface, have a good understanding of OSPF or
IS-IS, as well as experience with using BGP in an operational
network.
**This workshop is not an introduction.**
The lab exercises use Cisco IOS configuration syntax.
Participants must also have reviewed the Video Tutorials at
[learn.nsrc.org](https://learn.nsrc.org/bgp), specifically those covering:
* [Internet Routing](https://learn.nsrc.org/bgp/internet_routing)
* [Routing Protocols](https://learn.nsrc.org/bgp/routing_protocols)
* All the IS-IS clips, starting from [IS-IS Introduction](https://learn.nsrc.org/bgp/is-is)
## Technical Requirements ##
Participants laptops/PCs must have:
* a modern web browser installed (Chrome/Firefox/Safari/Opera)
