TRACK: Internet Infrastructure (II)

Overall objective:

After attending this track, participants should be able to;

• • Setup and manage DNS services
  • Setup and manage DHCP services
  • Setup mail services
  • Setup web services
  • Setup IM services
  • Setup AAA services(RADIUS, LDAP, SASL,AD)
  • Setup and manage gateway security (firewalls, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, UTM)
  • Carry out network management and measurement using tools like perfsonar, libreNMS, nagios

Who should attend:

Technical staff who are now operating a TCP/IP network, with multi-provider connectivity. These include Network Engineers,
Architects and Administrators, System Analysts, IP Engineers and Network Managers.

Prerequisites:

experience using TCP/IP-based networking technologies.

The topics are expected to include:

• • • • Select the appropriate Layer technologies, given specific requirements
      • Understand principles of network architecture (Core, distribution & edge networks, redundancy & scalability)
      • Carry out network monitoring, optimization and capacity planning
      • Secure a network from intrusion and abuse
      • Produce an IP plan for their institutions
      • Interconnect with other networks (EGPs)
      • Setup and manage gateway security (firewalls, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, UTM)
      • Carry out network management and measurement using tools like perfsonar, libreNMS, rancid

Content:

configuration and operation of network backbones, including

• • • Introduction and logistics
    • IP and networking basics
    • IP planning
    • Cisco router configuration
    • Static routing exercise using Unix and Cisco equipment
    • OSPF “magic” exercise
    • Dynamic routing protocols
    • Forwarding and routing simulation on paper
    • Filtering spoofed packets
    • Demonstration of packet spoofing and ingress filtering
    • Network wiring and devices
    • Basic wireless infrastructure and topologies
    • Radio link calculation, budgeting and planning
    • Wireless security
    • Resilient network design concepts