Workshop Details

1. Network Security

Trainers:

• Warren Finch (APNIC)
• Swapneel Patnekar (APNIC Community Trainer)
• Rupesh Basnet (OM Networks)

Synopsis

• Security is a broad topic that affects many aspects relating to end-users, applications, and infrastructure. The objective of this workshop is to examine key concepts, protocols, policies, and practices to protect data and assets from potential attacks or abuse. This workshop will cover network infrastructure security with a focus on establishing robust, stable networks with secure routing. This workshop also focuses on security operations and frameworks, while also examining common security incidents/breaches and discuss countermeasures and mitigation tools.

Target Audience

• This course is targeted to network managers and operators, engineers and policy makers who are interested in network security and want to gain an understanding of security operations. The topics covered range from basic to intermediate level that aims to educate and challenge participants.

Pre-requisites

It is assumed that participants have a basic understanding of:

• network operations, Internet technologies, OSI reference model and TCP/IP.

• Basic command line (CLI) skills.

We recommend the following Academy courses be completed before the start of the tutorial:

• Network security fundamentals: https://academy.apnic.net/en/webinar-courses/network-security-fundamentals/

• Introduction to Cybersecurity: https://academy.apnic.net/en/course/introduction-to-cybersecurity/

• Linux Virtual Lab: https://academy.apnic.net/en/virtual-labs?labId=87395

Course Outline:

• Network Security Fundamentals

• Packet Analysis

• Device & Infrastructure Security

• Security Operations & Monitoring

Other requirements

• Face to face – Participants are advised to bring their own laptop computers with high-speed Wi-Fi (802.11a/g/n/ac) and administrative access to system. It is also recommended that laptops have Intel i5 or i7 processor, >=8GB of RAM and 30GB of free hard disk space.

• Software: SSH Client, Telnet Client, VirtualBox/VMware

• Confirm Secure SHell (SSH) is allowed from the office or home network to access the lab infrastructure. Test ssh connectivity, try to connect to route-views.routeviews.org. For example from the CLI type: ssh [email protected]

• Attendees must have an APNIC Academy login account. If you don’t have one already, you can create an account for free at https://academy.apnic.net/

• Please test the speed of your Internet connection to the servers where the Virtual Machines (VMs) are hosted at the Learn on Demand data centres, using the speed test tool at https://www.learnondemandsystems.com/speedtest/

2. Optical Network Infrastructure

Trainers:

• Hari K Bhandari (Worldlink Communications Ltd.)
• Bikash Shrestha (Worldlink Communications Ltd.)
• Indra Raj Basnet (Subisu)

Course Outline:

Day 1

• Fiber Optics Concepts, Fiber types and Series,
• Color codes, tube,  Patch cord with color codes,Type of Different fiber connectors
• Labs = IL and RL test and end face quality check
• Q n A

Day 2

• Optical Distribution Network
• AON and PON Network Design
• Link Budget Calculation
• Components of Networks
• Q n A

Day 3

• Splicing process (How Splicing machine works demo)
• Fiber Tools= OTDR
• Power meter, optical identifier, laser light
• Fiber Cleaner
• Q n A

Day 4

• Fiber optics Concept
• FTTH overview
• Why FTTH?
• FTTH Architecture & Components
• GPON introduction & Why ?
• Broadband providers & Options
• Evolution and Future
• Operations and EMS
• Services QoS
• Vendor based QoS implementation
• Control Via EMS
• Vendors Based Nomenclature (Huawei and Nokia)

Day 5

• DWDM Overview
  • WDM Concept
  • Optical region
  • CWDM vs DWDM
  • DWDM System components & Integration
  • DWDM Key technologies (OTN, FOADM, ROADM, ASON)
  • DWDM Networking design

3. BGP and IPv6 Deployment

Trainers

• Imtiaz Sajid (APNIC)
• Subhashini Kadurugasyaya (APNIC Community Trainer)
• Rupesh K. Thapa (Thakral One)

Synopsis

This technical workshop, made up of lectures and hands-on lab modules, is targeted at anyone who is involved in Internet technology standards, local and national network infrastructure deployment and day to day network operations.

This hands-on workshop will look at fundamentals of Internet routing, BGP Fundamentals, BGP scaling, and industry best current practices.

The workshop will also help the participants have a better understanding of the IPv6 protocol and learn how to deploy IPv6 in their network.

Target audience

Technical staff who are involved in Internet technology standards, local and national network infrastructure planning & deployment, and day-to-day network operations

Pre-requisites

It is assumed that the workshop participants:

• have a working knowledge of IP Routing, and
• are comfortable with basic linux commands and how to use a router command line interface.
• This workshop is not an introduction. The lab exercises use Cisco IOS configuration syntax.

We recommend the following Academy courses be completed before the start of the tutorial:

• Routing Fundamentals: https://academy.apnic.net/en/course/routing-fundamentals-course/
• IPv6 Fundamentals – https://academy.apnic.net/en/course/ipv6-fundamentals/

Course outline

• BGP Fundamentals
• BGP Scaling techniques
• BGP Attributes and Policy Control
• BGP Operations and Security Best Current Practices
• IPv6 Protocol architecture and standards
• IPv6 Enhancements to Routing Protocols
• IPv6 addressing and address planning
• IPv6 transition technologies
• IPv6 deployment planning
• IPv6 end user deployment
• IPv6 security

Other requirements

• Face to face – Participants are advised to bring their own laptop computers with high-speed Wi-Fi (802.11a/g/n/ac) and administrative access to system. It is also recommended that laptops have Intel i5 or i7 processor, >=8GB of RAM and 30GB of free hard disk space.
• Software: SSH Client, Telnet Client, VirtualBox/VMware
• Confirm Secure SHell (SSH) is allowed from the office or home network to access the lab infrastructure? Test ssh connectivity, try to connect to route-views.routeviews.org. For example from the CLI type: ssh [email protected]
• Attendees must have an APNIC Academy login account. If you don’t have one already, you can create an account for free at https://academy.apnic.net/
• Please test the speed of your Internet connection to the servers where the Virtual Machines (VMs) are hosted at the Learn on Demand data centres, using the speed test tool at https://www.learnondemandsystems.com/speedtest/

Conference

npNOG8 Conference Program, 23rd June 2023