When registering for our workshops, please note the following: multiple workshops run in parallel, so you can only attend one workshop per day. Ensure you check the schedules before finalising your registration.
Venue:
Grand Millennium Muscat
Al Khuwair, Dauhat Al Adab St, Muscat 133, Oman
MENOG 24 Workshops Schedule
Sunday, 1 December
- RIPE NCC IPv6 Fundamentals Training Course
Diamond Room (Full Day) - ISOC Routing Security Workshop
Emerald Room (Full Day)
Monday, 2 December
- RIPE Database Training Course
Diamond Room (Full Day) - ICANN Mobile Network Workshop
Emerald + Ruby Room (Full Day)
Tuesday, 3 December
- IRR For Peering Workshop OMAN-IX
Diamond Room (Half Day, After Lunch)
RIPE NCC IPv6 Fundamentals Training Course
- Date: Sunday, 1 December 2024
- Time: 09:00 – 18:00
- Meeting Room: Diamond Room
Description:
The IPv6 Fundamentals Training Course is a one-day course that tackles what IPv6 is and why it’s needed in today’s networks. It also includes basic information on how to plan your deployment and addressing plans.
Target audience:
You should attend this training course if you are part of the staff of a Local Internet Registry (LIR) and if you:
- Are thinking about deploying IPv6 in your organisation
- Have been told you need to deploy IPv6
- Need to convince your manager that IPv6 must be deployed
- Looked at an IPv6 address and thought it was too complicated to deploy in your network
It is assumed you are familiar with common IP terminology and have practical knowledge of running an IP network.
Agenda:
| Time | Agenda Item |
|---|---|
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Welcome Coffee |
| 09:30 – 11:00 | 0. Welcome/Introduction 1. IPv4? 2. IPv6 Address Basics 3. Exercise: Notation 4. Getting It |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Coffee Break |
| 11:30 – 13:00 | 5. Exercise: Making Assignments 6. IPv6 Protocol Basics 7. Exercise: Addressing Plan |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 – 15:30 | 7. Exercise: Addressing Plan (cont.) 8. IPv6 Packets 9. Deploying |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Coffee Break |
| 16:00 – 17:30 | 10. Exercise: Configuring IPv6 11. Real-Life IPv6 Deployment 12. Tips |
| 17:30 – 18:00 | End of Training Course |
What to Bring:
Please bring a laptop with Wi-Fi connectivity and a browser. Tablets and smartphones are not supported.
More Information: IPv6 Fundamentals Training Course
Instructors:
Dmitriy Melnik, Technical Trainer and Development Officer, RIPE NCC
Matt Parker, Senior Business Analyst, RIPE NCC
ISOC Routing Security Workshop
- Date: Sunday, 1 December 2024
- Time: 09:00 – 18:00
- Meeting Room: Emerald Room
Description:
This interactive workshop is designed for network operators, engineers and administrators who are keen to enhance the security, resilience and efficiency of their routing and peering infrastructure. Participants will gain hands-on experience in implementing key routing security practices and learn best practices in multihoming, peering and route filtering.
Topics Covered:
- Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) refresher
- The role of BGP communities in peering: How to signal routing preferences and manage traffic flows across networks
- Routing security challenges and implications
- The Internet Routing Registry (IRR) and filters
- Routing security best practices
- Inbound and outbound traffic from peers
- Anti-spoofing measures
- Introduction to Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI)
- RPKI relying parties and Route Origin Validation (ROV)
- Peering and interconnection strategies
- Using BGP communities for traffic engineering and managing multiple upstreams effectively
Hands-On Lab: Implementing the learned concepts
- Practical exercises on setting up multihomed networks and using BGP communities for traffic management
- Apply route filters and set up secure peering setups
- Configure RPKI (ROV), route filtering based on ROV
Target Audience:
This workshop, featuring both theoretical aspects and hands-on lab activities, is suitable for those with existing connections to an IXP or multiple ISPs (multihoming), or those planning to connect, or anyone seeking a deeper understanding of how internet connectivity works on a broader scale.
Pre-requisites:
Participants are expected to have mid-level proficiency with a router command line interface and have some understanding and experience with using BGP in an operational network. We will be using Industry Standard CLI (FRRouting Platform).
Agenda:
09:00 – 09:30: Registration and Welcome
- Welcome and introduction to the workshop
09:30 – 10:30: BGP Refresher
- Overview of Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)
- BGP attributes and their role in routing decisions
- Hands-on Lab:
- Lab overview
- Setting up a basic BGP session between two routers
10:30 – 11:30: BGP Communities in Peering
- Understanding the role of BGP communities in peering
- How to signal routing preferences using BGP communities
- Managing traffic flows across networks using BGP communities
- Hands-on Lab:
- Using BGP communities to influence inbound and outbound traffic
- Practical exercises in signalling routing preferences with BGP communities
11:30 – 12:00: Coffee Break 1
12:00 – 13:00: Routing Security Challenges and Implications
- Overview of common routing security issues (BGP hijacking, route leaks)
- RFC7454 – Best practices for securing BGP sessions and preventing security breaches
- Hands-on Lab:
- Setting up prefix lists and route filters to protect against route hijacking and leaks
13:00 – 14:00: Lunch Break
14:00 – 14:30: Internet Routing Registry (IRR) and Filters
- The role of Internet Routing Registries (IRR) in routing security
- Setting up and managing IRR-based filters
- Importance of maintaining accurate route object records in IRR
- Hands-on Lab:
- Configuring route filtering based on IRR data
- Using bgpq4 to generate prefix lists for secure peering
14:30 – 15:00: Anti-Spoofing Measures
- Introduction to anti-spoofing measures and BCP 38
- How to implement ingress filtering to prevent IP spoofing
- Hands-on Lab:
- Implementing BCP 38 and ingress filtering on network devices
15:00 – 15:30: Coffee Break 2
15:30 – 16:00: Introduction to RPKI and Route Origin Validation (ROV)
- What is Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI)?
- Introduction to RPKI relying parties and the importance of ROV
- Configuring and validating routes based on RPKI
- Hands-on Lab:
- Configuring RPKI validator (demo)
- Applying route filtering based on ROV
16:00 – 17:30: Hands-on Lab: Implementing the Learned Concepts
- Practical Exercises:
- Setting up a multihomed network with multiple upstreams
- Using BGP communities for traffic management
- Applying route filters using IRR and setting up secure peering
- Configuring RPKI, enabling ROV and applying route filtering based on ROV.
17:30 – 18:00: Q&A and Workshop Summary
- Final Q&A session for participants to address any remaining questions
What to Bring:
A laptop with Wi-Fi connectivity and a browser. Tablets and smartphones are not supported. Participants are required to bring laptops with a modern web browser installed (Chrome/Firefox/Safari/Opera/Edge) and also an SSH/Telnet client such as Putty.
Instructors:
Aftab Siddiqui Senior Manager, Internet Technology, ISOC
Hanna Kreitem Senior Advisor, Internet Technology and Development, ISOC
RIPE Database Training Course
- Date: Monday, 2 December 2024
- Time: 09:00 – 18:00
- Meeting Room: Diamond Room
Description:
The RIPE Database training course is a one-day course. We’ll make you a capable user of the RIPE Database. Mixing hands-on activities with theory, the course participants will get a comprehensive idea of what the RIPE Database is and what they can do with it.
Target Audience:
You should attend this training course if you are part of the staff of a Local Internet Registry (LIR) in the RIPE NCC service region and need to register networks in the RIPE Database.
For this course, you should have a basic understanding of:
- What an LIR is
- What a database is
- How to use a web form
- IP addresses and AS Numbers
- BGP
- DNS
Agenda:
| Time | Agenda Item |
|---|---|
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Welcome Coffee |
| 09:30 – 11:00 | 0. Introduction 1. Preparation (Access Account/Story) 2. What is the RIPE Database? 3. How does it work? |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Coffee Break |
| 11:30 – 13:00 | 4. How to update it? (Part 1) 5. How to update it? (Part 2) 6. Delegating to others 7. The RIPE Routing Registry |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 – 15:30 | 8. Reverse DNS 9. Exercise: Reverse DNS 10. More RIPE Database 11. Play Time! |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Coffee Break |
| 16:00 – 17:00 | 12. The RESTful API 13. Wrap-up / Questions |
| 17: 00 | End of Training Course |
What to Bring:
Please bring a laptop with Wi-Fi connectivity and a browser. Tablets and smartphones are not supported.
More Information: RIPE Database Training Course
Instructors:
Dmitriy Melnik, Technical Trainer and Development Officer, RIPE NCC
Matt Parker, Senior Business Analyst, RIPE NCC
ICANN Mobile Network Operators Day Middle East 2024
- Date: Monday, 2 December 2024
- Time: 09:00 – 17:00
- Meeting Room: Emerald and Ruby Room
Description:
The Domain Name System (DNS) is a critical service for the functioning of the Internet. Ensuring the security and stability of its infrastructure is crucial to maintaining the trust and effectiveness of Internet services globally.
Therefore, cooperation between the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) as well as mobile network operators is essential. This one-day Mobile Network Operator workshop aims to strengthen this technical cooperation, addressing current challenges and sharing best practices for DNS security.
The objectives of this one-day event include:
- Strengthening technical collaboration between ICANN and Middle East ISPs and mobile network operators.
- Raising awareness of DNS security and stability issues, with an emphasis on new threats and possible solutions.
- Identifying the role and contribution of ISPs and mobile network operators in securing the DNS.
- Sharing best practices and successful experiences in DNS security among participants.
- Maintaining continued technical cooperation between ICANN and technical stakeholders.
Target audience:
- Chief Technical Officer (CTO), Chief Technical and Information Officers (CTIO), Chief Information Officers (CIO), IT Managers, IT auditors, IT engineers and system administrators (particularly those in charge of DNS systems and email systems) from ISPs and mobile network operators in the Middle East
- Cybersecurity experts
- Telecommunications regulatory authorities
Agenda:
Master of Ceremony:
Fahd Batayneh, Stakeholder Engagement Director – Middle East, ICANN
| Time | Agenda Item and Description | Speakers |
| 09.00 – 09.15 | Opening Remarks | Speakers:
|
| 09.15 – 10.30 | Presentation Technical Engagement at ICANN, Internet Society and RIPE NCC |
Presenters:
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| 10.30 – 11.00 | Coffee Break | |
| 11.00 – 12.30 | Panel Security, stability and resiliency of the Internet’s Unique Identifier systems: Contribution of ISPs and mobile network operators in the Middle East. This panel will explore:
|
Moderator: Faisal Alshukaili | Manager, Technical Standards and Numbering, TRA Oman Panelists:
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| 12.30 – 14.00 | Lunch | |
| 14.00 – 15.30 | Panel The role of Internet measurements in building a more stable and resilient Internet. This session will start with two presentations (from ICANN and ISOC) on Internet measurements using different techniques and methodologies. Then, presenters will join a panel to discuss the importance of Internet measurements in decision making, both in policy development and operations management, that help ensure the stability and resilience of the Internet. |
Moderator: Yazid Akanho | Technical Engagement Manager – Middle East and Africa, ICANN Panelists:
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| 15.30 – 16.00 | Coffee Break | |
| 16.00 – 16.45 | Presentation KINDNS: DNS operations best practicesThis presentation will focus on KINDNS program and how it promotes DNS operational and security best practices for a more secure, stable and resilient Internet. The session will also cover ICANN’s recent efforts in assisting MNOs in activating DNSSEC validation, one of the key practices of KINDNS. |
Presenter: Yazid Akanho | Technical Engagement Manager – Middle East and Africa, ICANN |
| 16.45 – 17.00 | Closing remarks | Speaker: Fahd Batayneh | Stakeholder Engagement Director – Middle East, ICANN |
IRR For Peering Workshop OMAN-IX
- Date: Tuesday, 3 December 2024
- Time: 14:00 – 18:00
- Meeting Room: Diamond Room
Description:
Connecting to an Internet Exchange Point is essential for running an efficient network and delivering excellent service to your customers. Internet Exchange Points provide facilities called route servers, enabling networks to peer with numerous other participants easily. However, this requires specific configuration within the Internet Routing Registry.
Gain a deeper understanding of these challenges and learn how to implement effective measures to ensure the stability and security of the Internet as a whole.
In this workshop, the workings of route servers for filtering behind the scenes will be explained, along with what it takes to peer with them effectively, including all necessary objects in the IRR databases and in RPKI. Participants should have an understanding of BGP and routing prior to joining the online workshop, which will be divided into two 90-minute sessions with a 30-minute break.
Target audience:
Anyone involved in running an ISP or managing routing for their organisation. The prerequisite is to be familiar with routing and have a basic understanding of Internet Exchange Points.
Agenda:
| Time | Agenda Item |
|---|---|
| 14:00 – 15:30 | What is a route server
Filtering on route servers Route server configuration Introduction to the RIPE/AfriNIC Database(s) Inetnum, maintainer, route and as-set objects |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Coffee Break |
| 16:00 – 17:30 | Aut-num objects and RPSL
An example configuration for an ISP Verifying prefix propagation with the AMS-IX Looking Glass, RIPE Stat and RIPE Atlas |
| 17:30 | End |
What to Bring:
A laptop with Wi-Fi connectivity and a browser. Tablets and smartphones are not supported.
Instructors:
Massimiliano Stucchi, CEO, Glevia GmbH