Thirteen topics will be available this year:
IP Multicast – Session ID: RST-T01
IP Multicast is a rapidly growing technology that supports new applications
such as distance learning, conferencing, stock market data feeds, and many others.
Although IP Multicast at its simplest is very easy to configure, IP Multicast
routing is almost a complete technology unto itself, and it uses mechanisms
that differ dramatically from those used in IP unicast routing. It is not uncommon
for network engineers or administrators to find themselves overwhelmed by these
differences when first attempting to design, build, or troubleshoot IP Multicast
networks. This tutorial takes the attendee "from zero to light-speed"
in one intense day of IP Multicast training and includes a printed student guide.
The tutorial begins with the basic multicast concepts such as distribution trees,
multicast addresses, and address assignment. It also covers the mechanics of
the Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) multicast routing protocol in extensive
detail. In addition, the topic of PIM sparse mode Rendezvous Points and their
use is presented in detail, including the use of Auto-RP, bootstrap router (BSR),
and Anycast Rendezvous Points. After these fundamental concepts have been covered,
the session introduces several key extensions to the PIM multicast model, such
as bidirectional PIM (bidir) and Source Specific Multicast (SSM), that allow
network designers to tailor the performance, scalability, and security of their
multicast network.
Associated Sessions: RST-D04
MPLS – Session ID: RST-T02
This techtorial is intended to give a large technical overview of the MPLS technology and its applicability.
MPLS is a L3 switching technique which allow to build a dynamic infrastructure based on IP principles, while introducing the fundamental concepts previously provided by old technologies as VPN, security, independence of core versus edge, and also virtual-circuit emulation, traffic-engineering, fast-rerouting, back-up provisioning.
MPLS has become during the last four years the main technology of choice for Service Providers to provide IP-VPN services with a high level of security, which mixes scalability and efficiency.
Over the years, MPLS has improved.
Some large Enterprises, mainly holdings, have started to use MPLS to build a 'Global Network' in order to integrate with a high level of security subsidiaries and partners.
MPLS is also considered by the Networking community as the convergence core for IP-VPN, Leased-line and Virtual-circuit services thru its capability to provide Virtual-Circuit emulation (currently named L2-VPN).
MPLS is becoming one of the main technologies able to cover the new growing market of Ethernet MAN.
This techtorial is for network architects and engineers willing to understand
MPLS technical concepts and services, or willing to get a technical update of
new services development. This session is not intended to provide debugging
or operational techniques.
Associated Sessions: RST-D01, RST-D02, RST-A02, RST-D04, RST-D05, RST-A03
IP Telephony Voice Applications – Session ID: VVT-T01
The objective of this techtorial is to introduce the audience to the value and power of IP Based Telephony Voice Applications. The power and strength of these applications provides significant feature functionality resulting in productivity gains further substantiating the ROI for IP Telephony. This track will serve as an introductory background session to be followed by the general sessions on the same topic Voice Applications covered include Unified Messaging/Voice Mail, Contact Centre/Customer Care, and Conferencing/Collaboration. Each session will introduce the audience to the traditional view of each application and how each has been further enhanced in an IP Telephony environment.
The content will be shared via an interactive presentation session coupled with live technology demonstrations.
The audience for this track can vary from functional department heads to technology
decision makers. The content will focus more on a functional business applications
approach and how this ties back to the underlying IP technology. In this way,
functional department managers will obtain the business value IP Telephony Applications
can bring to their operations.
Associated Sessions: VVT-D03, VVT-D05, VVT-D06, VVT-D08
Network Management Best Practices – Session ID: NMS-T01
This Techtorial addresses how to optimally manage your Cisco Powered Network.
The day begins with a brief overview of the network management architecture and framework standards such as the FCAPS model, the TeleManagement Forum eTOM model (Enhanced Telecom Operations) and ITIL (IT Infrastructure Library) and shown how they can be used in network management solutions. An overview of the NMS relevant IETF Working Groups will be given.
The first session continues with details of commonly used protocols in network management including SNMP and syslog. Other protocols that can have a significant impact on network management such as Network Time Protocol (NTP) and Domain Name System (DNS) are also included. Questions such as the following are addresses:
- What is Simple Network Management Protocol Version 3 (SNMPv3)?
- How can the Secure Shell (SSH) Protocol and Secure Copy (SCP) be used?
The first session concludes with a description on how to configure network devices for maximum manageability.
The Techtorial continues with a session that focuses on Fault and Performance Management – detailing the use of NetFlow, Service Assurance Agent (SA Agent), and Remote Monitoring (RMON) alarms and events for collection of network health (fault and performance) statistics and accounting records.
The second half of the Techtorial will focus on operational best practices and real-world case studies. These will reveal how to perform common tasks, such as network discovery and deployment of mass configuration and software image changes.
Advanced topics such as the integration options with common network management applications are discussed. Dealing with multiple management applications can be a challenge for a network manager, so a brief discussion of data exchange capabilities is given; this includes how to move network management intelligence into the network by using distributed agents and advanced features in the network devices themselves.
In particular the operational best practices for securely managing network devices are presented.
Selected network management system applications are identified from both Cisco and Ecosystem partners emphasizing where they can fit into your Network Management environment.
The Techtorial will also provide the necessary pre-requisites for the NMS Sessions taking place during Networkers.
The target audience for this Techtorial is Network Management engineers and
architects.
Associated Sessions: NMS-A01, NMS-A02, NMS-A03, NMS-A04, NMS-D01, NMS-D02,
NMS-D03, NMS-D04
Data Center Network Infrastructure – Session ID: DCT-T01
“Data Centers are complex systems encompassing a wide variety of technologies that are constantly evolving. Designing and maintaining a Data Center network requires skills and knowledge that range from routing and switching to load balancing and security, including the essential knowledge of servers and applications.” Extract from Data Center Fundamentals – Mauricio Arregoces & Maurizio Portolani Ciscopress.com – ISBN 1-58705-023-4!
The objective of this session is to understand the new technologies available to improve the deployment of small, medium and large Data Centers as well as understand how to design the whole architecture of a Data Centre in order to optimise and secure the traffic flows from servers to end-users and from servers to servers. Deploying a full Data Centre requires the Network Managers to understand several technologies: from the standard L2 and L3 switching to L4 to L7 optimisation, the security tools and network management tools used to configure, control and monitor the entire accesses layers at different boundaries of the DC architecture. The last crucial objective is to understand the different technologies the enterprise can deploy to increase as much as possible the business continuance for the Enterprise, locally and geographically scatted over multiple sites.
Multiple experts on Data Center will provide the Cisco recommendations on deploying different technologies used to build a robust Data Center. Summary of covered topics:
- Data Center Components – Advanced L2 and L3 design
- Data Center Components – Advanced L4 to L7 Service Design
- Multi-platform attachment and Multi-Gigabit server interconnect Design
- Securing the Data Center
- Site to Site and Disaster Recovery
- Managing the Data Center
This session is meant for the Network Managers who have already a global knowledge
of Data Center and associated technologies as well as good understanding on
Multi-Tier application architecture.
Associated Sessions: DCT-A02, DCT-D02, DCT-D03 DCT-A05, DCT-D05, DCT-D06
Introduction to Security for Networking People – Session ID: SEC-T01
This session is targeted to network engineers, architects, etc. familiar with IP networks who want to learn more about security. After attending this session, participants should be able to discuss security topics with the right knowledge and vocabulary with the information security practitioners in their own organization.
It is an introduction to security as a generic concept, to end point security as well as to network security. The focus will be on enterprise security (also including public services) but SP should find it useful as well.
No hands-on will be provided but it is expected to have demonstration.
Associated Sessions: SEC-D02, SEC-D03, SEC-A02, SEC-A04, SEC-A05, SEC-A06,DCT-A05,
NMS-D02
Introduction to Infrastructure Security
– Session ID: SEC-T02
Over the last years we have seen a substantial increase in attacks against core
network infrastructure of service providers, both in volume and in sophistication.
This has led to fundamental changes in the way service provider networks are
secured. To be prepared against these attacks service providers must deploy
the latest best practices in securing their backbone.
This techtorial introduces fundamental security concepts and techniques that
should be deployed in today’s networks. It explains how to operationally
secure a router, the routing protocols and the overall network. New concepts
such as infrastructure ACLs and remote triggered black holes are explained.
An overall concept to handling DoS attacks is outlined as well.
Associated Sessions: SEC-D02, SEC-A03, SEC-A06
Large Scale Wireless Design – Session ID:
MWI-T01
This session provides a midlevel view of the critical issues pertaining to product
selection, network design, surveying, installing, and troubleshooting a wireless
LAN (WLAN). WLANs have evolved in the past few years and now offer numerous
new features, capabilities, implementation methods, and tools. Included in this
discussion are topics such as the criteria for selecting the proper WLAN components
and technologies, mixed mode deployment issues (802.11a, 802.11b, and 802.11g),
selecting and using various site survey methods, installation suggestions, and
troubleshooting tools and techniques.
Associated Sessions: MWI-D01 - SEC-D01 - ACC-2013
Routing Protocols Deployment – Session ID: RST-T03
The session will focus on best practice and practical deployment aspects for IP Routing protocols taking the newly available options in consideration. The objective is to provide guidelines how to take advantage of the new features while remain or increase stability and scalability in Service Provider or large Enterprise networks. The session will provide case studies, configuration examples and trouble shooting help.
The audience should be familiar with the routing protocols ISIS, OSPF, EIGRP,
BGP as well as with MPLS and the concept of RFC2547bis MPLS VPNs. The presenters
assume that the audience has practical experience in large networks.
Associated Sessions: RST-A05, RST-A06, RST-A07, RST-A08 , RST-A09
Storage Area Networking – Session ID: DCT-T02
The objective of this session is to introduce the concepts of Storage Area Networking, from the Business as well as the Technology point of view. Protocols like Fibrechannel, FICON, ESCON, FCIP and iSCSI are explained and comparison made with TCP/IP networking.
A positioning of when to use which protocol will be made, with network designs, covering characteristics like scalability, security, high availability. Design consideration for Backup Datacenter / Business Continuity Datacenter will also be covered.
New applications like SAN-Tap and technologies like 4/8/10 Gbps Fibrechannel, Infiniband and Virtualization will be introduced as well.
The audience should have a basic understanding of Storage Technology.
Associated Sessions: DCT-A02, DCT-A03, DCT-D01, DCT-A04
The CCIE Techtorial – Session ID: CCI-T01
This session serves as an in-depth exam tutorial that addresses the technologies and concepts emphasized in the CCIE Routing and Switching certification exam. Most of the topics are covered using router and switch configuration examples in an exam environment. Led by CCIE program content experts, this highly interactive session is designed to assist candidates in preparing for CCIE testing although engineers that are not candidates are also welcome to attend.
This techtorial will cover: core internetworking topics including IP Routing,
Switching, ATM, Quality of Service (QoS) and ISDN. Discussion will emphasize
critical issues such as IP Multicast, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) and Border
Gateway Protocol (BGP) routing protocols concepts and configuration essentials.
Associated Sessions: none
IPv6 – Session ID: RST-T04
IPv6 is the emerging next generation Internet Protocol. Mainly in Asia, long and mid-term address shortage concerns have lead to initial deployment of IPv6 in Service Provider, Home and Enterprise Networks. This trend is now slowly swapping over to Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The huge IPv6 address space, combined with new features in Mobile IP and Ad Hoc Networking, Security and QoS lead to a global decision in vertical markets like the military to adopt IPv6 in productive networks over the next years.
Even though IPv6 is still IP, many concepts have evolved from IPv4. In one intense day, this Techtorial steps deep into IPv6 Technology and explains key differences but also highlights commonalities to IPv4.
The Techtorial begins with a brief recap on the motivation why to use IPv6. It covers IPv6 Fundamentals like address format, Stateless Autoconfiguration, IPv6 in Layer-2 networks, IPv6 and DNS and the role of DHCP in an IPv6 network. IPv6 and routing protocols like OSPF, IS-IS and BGP is covered in extensive detail. In addition to Unicast routing, IPv6 Multicast routing is presented in detail. After these fundamental concepts have been covered, the session steps briefly into advanced topics like IPv6 and QoS, IPv6 Security and Mobility. The Techtorial will conclude with a discussion of IPv6 Integration and Transition mechanisms.
IPv6 Security will be covered in far greater detail in the two hour breakout-session SEC-A01, IPv6 Deployment will more extensively be covered in session RST-D03, Mobility aspects will be covered in detail in session MWI-A03 and the standardization in MWI-A05.
Attendees should understand IPv4 concepts and IPv4 routing protocols. The section on IPv6 Multicast assumes basic IPv4 Multicast knowledge.
This session is suited to network managers and architects who have plans to
deploy IPv6 as well as those that simply want to keep up to date with the latest
technologies and techniques associated with the next generation internet protocol.
Associated Sessions: SEC-A01, RST-D03, MWI-A03, MWI-A05
Designing an Enterprise IP Telephony & Communication Solution – Session ID: VVT-T02
The main objectives of the session are as follows:
- Introduce the basic concepts of IP Telephony and Video Telephony: Platforms & endpoints, Signalling, Network design (including QoS)
- Share best practices:Call processing, Infrastructure and implementation models, High-availability, Security, Dial plans, Migration and co-existence of legacy systems (including Q.SIG)
- Build the overall solution: Integration with other Cisco products (including IPCC Express, Meeting Place, CCME, CSPS, etc) and integration with 3rd party products (types of interaction and needs).
This session is targeted at a general technical audience with interest in implementing
IP Telephony/Video Telephony. The participants will profit more if they have
basic/intermediate knowledge of the following areas: Windows 2000 Server administration,
Active Directory, IP routing and switching (in particular on Cisco platforms)
Basic audio communications, Basic video communications, H.323, Basic security,
Basic E.164.
Associated Sessions: VVT-D01, VVT-D03, VVT-A03, VVT-D04, VVT-D09, VVT-D10
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