Co-Located Workshops

This is a Getting Started workshop for network automation with Python. Topics will start at a high-level and then become more detailed. These topics include: A background and introduction to automation, Python and open source tooling (such as Netmiko), templating, sources of truth, projects, examples, automation best practices, barriers, and more.

Familiarity with Python and Unix shell is helpful. Bringing a laptop is heavily encouraged for participants who wish to join the speaker in the weeds.

To register, see the 2023 Community Exchange Registration page.

Please join us for this workshop on Monday, May 8th, from 1-4:30 p.m. ET.  Workshop participants will learn techniques for ensuring their BGP configuration faithfully implements the intended routing policy. We will cover techniques including:

• How to tag received routes, via BGP communities, and use those tags to enforce policy when routes are exported.
• How to implement Peerlock-lite to ensure routes that transit tier one providers aren’t leaked.
• How to create RPKI Route Origin Authorizations (ROAs) to ensure that networks implementing RPKI Route Origin Validation, such as the Internet2 network, protect these routes from misconfiguration and hijacks.
• How to use the Internet2 Insight Console to determine which routes are received, accepted, or rejected.

To register, see the 2023 Community Exchange Registration page.

There are now a handful of organizations (ESnet and Internet2 to name a few) in the global research and education community leveraging Cisco Network Services Orchestrator as part of their network automation and orchestration platforms. This half-day workshop will provide an introduction to NSO, why you might consider using NSO, and hands-on experience with creating NSO service models and running NSO against simulated devices.

Agenda:

• The what and why of NSO [presentation]
• NSO in Docker – intro to the environment [hands-on]
• Anatomy of an NSO service [presentation]
• Creating an NSO service [hands-on]
• Using your new NSO Service [hands-on

To register, see the 2023 Community Exchange Registration page.

In January of 2020 the FCC made available spectrum that could be used to construct private cellular services. This spectrum is referred to a Citizens Broadband Radio Spectrum and it has since been accepted by a few universities across the United States. This tutorial will give attendees a better understanding of what it is, how it works, and what is needed to support it.

The tutorial will be taught from the research perspective by the Internet2 Technology Evaluation Center and from the central campus IT perspective by the Texas A&M University Division of Information Technology.

This session will provide an understanding of 3GPP, the standards body, the difference between 4G and 5G architecture and capabilities, and who the suppliers are. It will discuss the various bands currently supported and will look at other initiatives in making more spectrum available.

The tutorial will include an on premise 5G system where attendees will learn how to enable cell phones, how to manage SIMs and how to obtain your own Home Network Identifier (HNI). The session will wrap up with an interactive discussion about lessons learned in supporting production and research wireless services on campus.

To register, see the 2023 Community Exchange Registration page.

GameDay is a collaborative learning exercise that tests skills in implementing AWS solutions to solve real-world problems in a gamified, risk-free environment. This is a completely hands-on opportunity for technical professionals to explore AWS services, architecture patterns, best practices, and group cooperation.

Our approach is unconventional compared to other learning formats.  Ambiguity and non-prescriptive guidance allow teams the flexibility to think creatively as they navigate a wide array of technical challenges.  There is no one right answer; teams pave their own path based on resources we provide them with in live AWS accounts.  If you enjoy open-ended challenges without step-by-step instructions, look no further.

GameDay is not intended for those with no hands-on AWS experience. Pre-event training designed for this specific GameDay scenario will be made available through Cloud Academy to all registrants in order to review and refine the skills needed for the simulation.

Breakfast, lunch and snacks will be provided thanks to the generous support of TD Synnex.

Further details are available at https://spaces.at.internet2.edu/x/KJDqDg