Name: SLREN Backbone & Campus Network Design and Operations Workshop
Start: 2025-03-10T08:30:00+00:00
End: 2025-03-15T17:00:00+00:00
Location: Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone

SLREN Backbone & Campus Network Design and Operations Workshop

from Monday, March 10, 2025 (8:30 AM) to Saturday, March 15, 2025 (5:00 PM)

Monday, March 10, 2025

8:30 AM Registration
Registration
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
9:00 AM Formal Opening Remarks - SLREN SLREN
Formal Opening Remarks
- SLREN SLREN
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
9:30 AM Break & Photos
Break & Photos
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

10:00 AM Introduction to the Campus Network Design & Operations Workshop
Introduction to the Campus Network Design & Operations Workshop
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

11:00 AM Overview of Research and Education Networks ecosystem
Overview of Research and Education Networks ecosystem
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

12:00 PM Layer 1, 2 and 3 Refresher
Layer 1, 2 and 3 Refresher
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

1:00 PM Lunch
Lunch
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

2:00 PM Campus Network Cabling: Structured Cabling
Campus Network Cabling: Structured Cabling
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

2:30 PM Campus Network Cabling: Installation Best Practices
Campus Network Cabling: Installation Best Practices
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

3:00 PM Tea Break
Tea Break
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

3:30 PM Cisco Configuration Essentials
Cisco Configuration Essentials
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

4:00 PM Layer 2 Lab Setup
Layer 2 Lab Setup
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

4:30 PM Summary for the Day
Summary for the Day
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday, March 11, 2025

8:30 AM Monday Recap
Monday Recap
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

9:00 AM Switching Architectures: Spanning Tree
Switching Architectures: Spanning Tree
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

10:00 AM Tea Break
Tea Break
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

10:30 AM Spanning Tree
Spanning Tree
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

11:30 AM Switching Architectures: VLANs
Switching Architectures: VLANs
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

12:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

1:30 PM VLAN Lab
VLAN Lab
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

3:30 PM Tea Break
Tea Break
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

4:00 PM Switching Architectures: L2 Protection Features
Switching Architectures: L2 Protection Features
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday, March 12, 2025

8:30 AM Tuesday Recap
Tuesday Recap
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

9:00 AM IPv4 and IPv6 Addressing
IPv4 and IPv6 Addressing
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

10:00 AM Tea Break
Tea Break
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

10:30 AM Routing and Forwarding Basics
Routing and Forwarding Basics
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

11:30 AM L3 Switches
L3 Switches
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

12:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

1:30 PM Static Routing Lab
Static Routing Lab
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

3:30 PM Tea Break
Tea Break
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

4:00 PM Introduction to IS-IS
Introduction to IS-IS
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Thursday, March 13, 2025

8:30 AM Wednesday Recap
Wednesday Recap
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

9:00 AM Introduction to NAT
Introduction to NAT
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

9:30 AM Selecting Campus Devices
Selecting Campus Devices
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

10:30 AM Tea Break
Tea Break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

11:00 AM Introduction to Wireless
Introduction to Wireless
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM

11:45 AM EduRoam Background
EduRoam Background
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM

12:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

1:30 PM Campus Security Overview
Campus Security Overview
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

2:30 PM Introduction to Network Management
Introduction to Network Management
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

3:30 PM Tea Break
Tea Break
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

4:00 PM Workshop Survey and Classroom Q&A
Workshop Survey and Classroom Q&A
4:00 PM - 4:40 PM

4:40 PM Closing Ceremony
Closing Ceremony
4:40 PM - 5:00 PM
Friday, March 14, 2025

9:00 AM Design of SLREN Network Backbone
Design of SLREN Network Backbone
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

10:30 AM Tea Break
Tea Break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

11:00 AM Design of SLREN Network Backbone
Design of SLREN Network Backbone
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

12:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

1:30 PM Design of SLREN Network Backbone
Design of SLREN Network Backbone
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

2:30 PM Tea Break
Tea Break
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

3:00 PM Design of SLREN Network Backbone
Design of SLREN Network Backbone
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Saturday, March 15, 2025

9:00 AM Bisit to Submarine cable landing site
Bisit to Submarine cable landing site
9:00 AM - 12:30 PM

12:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

1:30 PM Design of SLREN Network Backbone
Design of SLREN Network Backbone
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

2:30 PM Tea Break
Tea Break
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

3:00 PM Final Closure
Final Closure
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM