Dates: 13-14 November 2024
Format: 2 half days + informal dinner
Venue/Location
Park Inn by Radisson Berlin Alexanderplatz,
Virchow Room,
Alexanderpl. 7, 10178 Berlin, Germany
Google maps link:
How to get there
From Berlin Airport BER
By public transport:
Take the S9 on the S-Bahn to reach the hotel in 44 minutes. Alternatively, with the regional train, you need 25 minutes.
By car:
The hotel is a 28-kilometer drive from the airport on motorway B96a, which is typically the fastest route.
From Berlin Central Station
By bus:
Take bus TXL to S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf/Memhardstr, then walk 270 meters to the hotel.
By tram:
Take the M5 tram to U Alexanderplatz (Berlin), then walk 260 meters to the hotel.
By train:
Take the S-Bahn line S5 toward Strausberg Nord, S7 toward Ahrensfelde/Wartenberg, or S9 toward Berlin-Schönefeld. Exit at the Alexanderplatz station. The travel time is approximately 7 minutes.
Hotels
Recommended in terms of proximity to meeting location:
- H4 Hotel Berlin Alexanderplatz
- Premier Inn Berlin Alexanderplatz
- Hampton by Hilton Berlin City Centre Alexanderplatz
*Park Inn by Radisson Berlin is fully booked.
Remote Participation
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REGISTRATION LINK HERE
For any questions, please email nadelina.sandu@geant.org
AGENDA (Times in CET)
Wednesday, 13th of November
| Time | |
|---|---|
13:00 - 14:00 | Arrival & Lunch at Spagos Restaurant (1st floor of hotel) |
14:00 - 14:15 | Welcome from DFN - Robert Stoy (DFN) |
| Session 1 - Chair Mick | |
14:15 - 14:45 | MANRS - Arturo Servin (Interconnect and Edge Planning Technical Program Manager at Google and member of the MANRS Steering Committee) Update on MANRS (Mutually Agreed Norms for Routing Security). |
14:45 - 15:15 | RPKI 101 - Alastair Strachan (RIPE NCC) |
| 15:15 - 15:30 | Increasing Network Visibility - RCTS 2.0 - João Silva (FCCN) This presentation showcases the advancements in network visibility achieved within the FCT|FCCN L2/L3 network over the past two years, following the RCTS100 project. This project not only upgraded the network to Nx100G connections but also introduced a complete technological shift in network management. The goal is to illustrate how specific tools and features interact to provide enhanced visibility while offering better performance and scalability than previous solutions. |
| 15:30 - 15:45 | EuroHPC update - Temoor Khan (GÉANT) |
| 15:45 - 16:15 | Coffee break |
| Session 2 - Chair Jonny | |
| 16:15 - 16:45 | EOSC - Peter Szegedi (European Commission) |
| 16:45 - 17:15 | Sources of truth: DFN's GIS - Thomas Schmid (DFN) |
| 17:15 - 17:45 | Routing Security - Steve Wallace (Internet2) |
End of Day 1 | |
| 19:30 | Group dinner at Restaurant Julchen Hoppe (Google maps link here) |
Thursday, 14th of November
| Time | |
|---|---|
| 09:00 - 09:15 | Welcomes |
| Session 3 - Chair Jože | |
09:15 - 09:45 | NOC Troubleshooting: Unified View, Automated Action - Mirna Ljubić Tustonjić (CARNET) In modern Network Operation Centers (NOCs), the complexity of managing operational networks is amplified by the need to access data from numerous tools and systems. The latest SIG-NOC tools survey indicates that, on average, organizations use 11.5 different tools daily. This multi-tool environment can slow down the troubleshooting process, as network engineers are forced to navigate between several screens to find and fix problems. To overcome this challenge, we have created a solution as part of the GN5-1 project’s Network Development work package (WP6), which automates the collection of data from various tools and date sources and presents it on a unified dashboard using Grafana. This method significantly accelerates troubleshooting, making it faster and more efficient. Our presentation will focus on demonstrating this practical use case, outlining the data sources involved, and showing how we visualize this information to provide a comprehensive network overview on a single screen. |
| 09:45 - 10:15 | Deep insights through network visibility - use cases for NRENs - Aitor Mendaza Ormaza (BENOCS) Network visibility is essential for a smooth-running network. NRENs benefit in different ways from gaining such insight into their network: they can save cost of transit and internet exchanges, can secure more direct and symmetrical paths for their traffic, resulting better quality of service for their users. Further benefit is gained when analyzing how the traffic is running through different VRFs, visualizing the entire traffic exchanged with any specific network within the NREN system or with the external internet. |
| 10:15 - 10:45 | Flash Talks:
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| 10:45 - 11:15 | Coffee break |
| Session 4 - Chair Maria Isabel | |
| 11:15 - 11:45 | The DFN network X-WiN and its current core network migration from a monitoring perspective - Robert Stoy (DFN) Robert Stoy presentation.pptx |
| 11:45 - 12:15 | GÉANT Automation platform - Karel van Klink (GÉANT) |
| 12:15 - 12:45 | Open discussion - How is AI affecting our Networks and Datacentres? - Jonny Lundin (SUNET) |
| 12:45 - 13:00 | Meeting Evaluation and future topics, volunteers for next host - Maria Isabel Gandia (CSUC) |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch at Spagos Restaurant (1st floor of hotel) |