# Campus Network Design & Operations - 5 day: Agenda #
* **Date:** April 27 - May 1, 2026
* **Location:** Kathmandu, Nepal
* **Venue:** [Fairfield by Marriott](https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/ktmfi-fairfield-kathmandu/overview/), Thamel
* **Host:** Nepal Research and Education Network [NREN](https://nren.net.np/)
## Time Schedule ##
|Schedule |Time |
|------------------|----------------|
|Session 1 |09:30 - 11:00 |
|Break |11:00 - 11:30 |
|Session 2 |11:30 - 13:00 |
|Lunch |13:00 - 14:00 |
|Session 3 |14:00 - 15:30 |
|Break |15:30 - 16:00 |
|Session 4 |16:00 - 17:30 |
## Instructors ##
| FL | Name | Email | Organization | Country |
|----|-----------------------|----------------------------|--------------|---------------|
| BC | Brian Candler | brian(at)nsrc(dot)org | [NSRC](https://nsrc.org/)| UK |
| DS | Dale Smith | dsmith(at)nsrc(dot)org | [NSRC](https://nsrc.org/)| US |
| PP | Philip Paeps | ppaeps(at)nsrc(dot)org | [NSRC](https://nsrc.org/)| HK |
| SB | Sebastian Büttrich | sebastian(at)nsrc(dot)org | [NSRC](https://nsrc.org/)| DK |
## Sessions ##
| DAY | Topic | Inst | Presentations | Exercises |
|------------------------|---------------------------|---------|---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| **MONDAY** | | | | |
| Session 1.1a | Introduction & Logistics | BC | [PDF](networking/cndo/en/presentations/Workshop-Introduction.pdf) | |
| Session 1.1b | Overview of Research and Education Networks ecosystem | DS | [PDF](networking/cndo/en/presentations/REN-Ecosystem-NREN.pdf) | |
| Session 1.1c | Layer 1, 2 and 3 Refresher | BC | [PDF](networking/cndo/en/presentations/Layer123-Refresher.pdf) | |
| Session 1.2a | Campus Network Design Principles | DS | [PDF](networking/cndo/en/presentations/Campus-Design-Principles.pdf) | |
| Session 1.2b | Campus Network Cabling: Cabling Standards | DS | [PDF](networking/cndo/en/presentations/Layer1-Cabling-Standards.pdf) | |
| Session 1.3 | Campus Network Cabling: Installation Best Practices | DS | [PDF](networking/cndo/en/presentations/Layer1-Installation-Best-Practices.pdf) | [Cable Systems Specifications](networking/cndo/en/labs/Cabling_Systems_Specifications.docx) |
| Session 1.4a | Cisco Configuration Essentials | PP | [PDF](networking/cndo/en/presentations/Cisco-Configuration-Essentials.pdf) | |
| Session 1.4b | Layer 2 Lab Setup | BC | | [Switch Setup Lab](networking/cndo/en/labs/l2_setup.html) |
| | | | | [IP Address Plan](networking/cndo/en/labs/ip_address_plan.html) |
| | | | | [Diagram - flat](networking/cndo/diagrams/cnd-campus-handout-flat.pdf) |
| **TUESDAY** | | | | |
| Session 2.1 | Switching Architectures: Spanning Tree | BC | [PDF](networking/cndo/en/presentations/Layer2-STP.pdf) | [STP lab](networking/cndo/en/labs/l2_stp_lab.html) |
| Session 2.2 | Switching Architectures: VLANs | PP | [PDF](networking/cndo/en/presentations/Layer2-VLANs.pdf) | [VLAN Lab](networking/cndo/en/labs/l2_vlan_lab.html) |
| | | | | [Diagram - VLANs](networking/cndo/diagrams/cnd-campus-handout-vlans.pdf) |
| Session 2.3 | Switching Architectures: L2 Protection Features | BC | [PDF](networking/cndo/en/presentations/Layer2-Protection.pdf) | [L2 Protection Features Lab](networking/cndo/en/labs/l2_protection.html) |
| Session 2.4 | IPv4 Addressing and Allocation | PP | [PDF](networking/cndo/en/presentations/IPv4-IPv6-Addressing.pdf) | |
| **WEDNESDAY** | | | | |
| Session 3.1a | IPv6 Addressing | PP | [PDF](networking/cndo/en/presentations/IPv4-IPv6-Addressing.pdf) | |
| Session 3.1b | Routing Basics | BC | [PDF](networking/cndo/en/presentations/Routing-Basics.pdf) | |
| Session 3.2a | Layer 3 Switches | PP | [PDF](networking/cndo/en/presentations/Layer3-Switches.pdf) | |
| Session 3.2b | Static Routing | PP | | [Static Routing Lab](networking/cndo/en/labs/static_routing_lab.html) |
| | | | | [IP Address Plan](networking/cndo/en/labs/ip_address_plan.html) |
| Session 3.3a | Static Routing (contd) | | | |
| Session 3.3b | Migrating a Campus Network from Flat to Routed | BC | [PDF](networking/cndo/en/presentations/Campus-Migration-Flat-to-Routed.pdf) | |
| Session 3.4a | Campus Core Services | BC | [PDF](networking/cndo/en/presentations/Campus-Core-Services.pdf) | |
| Session 3.4b | Selecting Campus Switches and Routers | PP | [PDF](networking/cndo/en/presentations/Selecting-Campus-Devices.pdf) | |
| **THURSDAY** | | | | |
| Session 4.1 | Network Address Translation | BC | [PDF](networking/cndo/en/presentations/NAT.pdf) | [NAT Lab](networking/cndo/en/labs/nat.html) |
| Session 4.2 | Introduction to Wireless | SB | [PDF](networking/cndo/en/presentations/Wireless-Introduction.pdf) | |
| Session 4.3 | Wireless Authentication and RADIUS | BC | [PDF](networking/cndo/en/presentations/Wireless-RADIUS.pdf) | [RADIUS EAP lab](networking/cndo/en/labs/radius_eap.html) |
| Session 4.4a | (lab contd ) | | | |
| Session 4.4b | Wireless Campus Design | SB | [PDF](networking/cndo/en/presentations/Wireless-Campus-Design.pdf) | |
| **FRIDAY** | | | | |
| Session 5.1 | Eduroam | SB | [PDF](networking/cndo/en/presentations/Wireless-eduroam.pdf) | [RADIUS Federation lab](networking/cndo/en/labs/radius_federation.html) |
| Session 5.2 | Wireless Identity Databases | BC | [PDF](networking/cndo/en/presentations/Wireless-Identity.pdf) | [RADIUS LDAP lab](networking/cndo/en/labs/radius_ldap.html) |
| | | | | [RADIUS SQL lab](networking/cndo/en/labs/radius_sql.html) |
| Session 5.3 | Introduction to Network Monitoring & Management | BC | [PDF](networking/cndo/en/presentations/Network-Management-Introduction.pdf) | [PDF](networking/cndo/en/presentations/NMM-tools.pdf) |
| Session 5.4a | Networking Round Table Discussion & Presentation | TBD | [PDF](networking/cndo/en/presentations/Networking-RoundTable.pdf) | |
| Session 5.4b | Survey, Closing, Certificates | | [Survey link](https://nsrc.org/limesurvey/index.php/963368?lang=en) | |
## Additional materials ##
| | | | Presentations | Exercises |
|------------------------|---------------------------|---------|---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| | Seven Layers of Basic Cybersecurity | PP | [PDF](networking/cndo/en/presentations/Seven-Layer-Cybersecurity-Strategy.pdf) | |
| | Campus Network Security: Configuration Details | TBD | [PDF](networking/cndo/en/presentations/Campus-Security-Configuration.pdf) | [Filtering Lab](networking/cndo/en/labs/l3_ingress_and_egress_filtering.html) |
| | Vulnerability Management | TBD | [PDF](networking/cndo/en/presentations/Vulnerability-Management.pdf) | |
| | Campus Network Security: High Level Overview | TBD | [PDF](networking/cndo/en/presentations/Campus-Security-Overview.pdf) | |
| | Introduction to OSPF | TBD | [PDF](networking/cndo/en/presentations/OSPF-introduction.pdf) | [OSPF Lab](networking/cndo/en/labs/ospf_lab.html) |
| | Introduction to the Border Gateway Protocol | TBD | [PDF](networking/cndo/en/presentations/BGP-Introduction.pdf) | [BGP Lab](networking/cndo/en/labs/bgp_lab.html) |
| | LibreNMS | TBD | [PDF](networking/cndo/en/presentations/LibreNMS.pdf) | [LibreNMS Demonstration](networking/cndo/en/labs/librenms_demo.html) |
| | Netflow | TBD | [Netflow](networking/cndo/en/presentations/Netflow.pdf) | [Netflow Export](networking/cndo/en/labs/netflow_export.html) |
| | | | | [NfSen Collector & Analyser Demonstration](networking/cndo/en/labs/nfsen_demo.html) |
| | SmokePing | TBD | [PDF](networking/cndo/en/presentations/SmokePing.pdf) | [SmokePing Demonstration](networking/cndo/en/labs/smokeping_demo.html) |
## Additional Information ##
-
A ZIP archive of these materials
- [Campus Network Design & Operations Workshop published 5 day course materials](https://nsrc.org/activities/outlines/cnd-en)
- [Internet Routing Security Best Practices for Network Operators (MANRS)](https://www.manrs.org/manrs/)
- [RIPE 706 MANRS Implementation Guide](https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-706)
- [BCP 38 - Network Ingress Filtering to Defeat Denial of Service Attacks which employ IP Source Address Spoofing](https://tools.ietf.org/html/bcp38)
