Ready to Level Up Nigeria’s Internet Infrastructure?
Join us in Abuja this October! The Nigerian Network Operators Group (ngNOG) invites you to our 2025 event, featuring a 3-day Internet Routing & BGP Workshop in collaboration with the Network Start-Up Resource Centre (NSRC).
Join industry veterans and global experts for a hands-on, four-day immersive workshop on Internet Routing and Border Gateway Protocol (BGP). This workshop is designed to equip network engineers, policymakers, and ICT leaders with the practical skills and strategic understanding needed to build and operate better, more resilient, and secure data networks across Nigeria.
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:
Workshop participants must have hands on experience with configuring routers and basic knowledge about routing protocols. The course is designed for participants who are currently using dynamic routing protocols in their network, or planning to deploy BGP on existing external connections.
The lab exercises use Cisco IOS configuration syntax.
Participants must be proficient with a router command line interface, but Cisco experience is not necessary.
Participants must bring laptops with a modern web browser installed (Chrome/Firefox/Safari/Opera).
Participants must also have reviewed the Video Tutorials at learn.nsrc.org, specifically those covering Internet Routing.
| Day | Topic | Session 1 | Session 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1: Oct 13 | Foundations & Internal BGP | BGP Deployment workshop Overview, Introduction to Routing, IS-IS | BGP Introduction, Scaling BGP, IBGP | ||
| Day 2: Oct 14 | External Routing & Policy | Continuation of the iBGP Lab and discussion on BGP Attributes. | EBGP Lab and the introduction of BGP Policy (Route Selection), BGPQ4. | ||
| Day 3: Oct 15 | Filtering, Security & Advanced Topics | BGP Best Practices, BGP Route Filtering Labs (Prefix Lists, AS Path, Communities). | CDN Peering, BGP Troubleshooting, and a final Q&A Discussion. | ||
| Day 4: Oct 16 | CONFERENCE DAY | ||||
More details about the agenda can be found at: ngNOG BGP Deployment Workshop: Agenda
Anna joined the NSRC as a Network Engineer and Trainer in 2014, bringing a strong background in network architecture, design, and implementation. She currently serves as the Group Head of Data Networks at QCell, managing their GSM PS, Datacom, and ISP networks. Anna has been an AfNOG instructor since 2005, is a member of the Internet Society (ISOC), and is a founding member of the GMNOG and the GamChix (Women in Tech) group. She holds an MSc in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland.
A seasoned Network Engineer and Trainer for the NSRC, Patrick also holds the position of Senior Network Engineer at Workonline Communications, one of Africa's largest IP transit networks. Since 2003, he has been a long-standing instructor and NOC team member for AfNOG workshops. He actively consults with African service providers on network design and assists the NSRC with workshop planning and direct engineering support across both the African and Asia/Pacific regions (including SANOG and APRICOT).
An expert in Internet infrastructure, peering strategies, and content delivery. Nina previously held a key role at Netflix, managing network interconnection and optimizing high-volume content delivery across EMEA. She now serves as the peering coordinator for the RouteViews project and is an NSRC trainer and educational materials developer. Nina is also a frequent speaker at industry forums and co-chairs the MAT-WG at RIPE.
A highly experienced networking and systems architect with 30 years in the industry, Brian is a dedicated Internet trainer. He has a long history with the Internet Society and AfNOG workshops and has been instrumental in developing the NSRC's Virtual Training Platform for hands-on labs. His training expertise covers Campus Network Design, Network Monitoring, Virtualization, and DNS/DNSSEC. He currently works as an independent consultant in the UK.
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