Network Performance Workshop: Agenda

Agenda -- Attendee Prerequisites -- Host Requirements -- Presentations -- Workshop Locations

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The workshop is planned as a 2-day approach to getting the hostname GigaPoP and connected campuses enabled to begin performance testing. The prerequisites for the workshop may pose a challenge to some participants; therefore, the morning of the first day is an open preparation period where Workshop Presenters are available to assist participants in getting ready for the workshop. Workshop presentations are linked off the agenda.

Day One
	Session Title	Speaker	Topic
1:00 - 1:15	Opening Remarks	Zekauskas	Welcome/Agenda
1:15 - 2:00	Typical Network Problems	Zekauskas	Throughput, latency, last mile/Use cases
	Policies and Procedures	Zekauskas	Discuss security concerns, access policies
2:00 - 3:00	Tool Overview [PPT] -- Part 1	Zekauskas	Demonstration of how to use the tools, in concert, to solve problems
3:00 - 3:15	Break		Great Hall (ground floor)
3:15 - 4:15	Tool Overview [PPT] -- Part 2	Boote	Demonstration of how to use the tools, in concert, to solve problems
4:15 - 4:45	NTP Overview [PPT]	Boote	What is it, How does it work, why this is necessary
4:45 - 5:00	Q&A	All	Take your best shot
Day Two
	Session Title	Speaker	Topic
9:00 - 9:30	OWAMP Overview [PDF] [Slides]	Boote	What is it, How does it work, How good is it  [WEBSITE]
9:30-10:00	BWCTL Overview [PDF] [Slides] [Firewalls]	Boote	What is it, How does it work, How good is it  [WEBSITE]
10:00-10:15	Break		On your own; see http://www.coffman.umn.edu/about/explore/dining.php
10:15 - 11:00	OWAMP & BWCTL Configuration [PDF] [Slides] and Installation	Boote	Configuration & installation of both tools
11:00 - 11:30	NDT Overview [PDF]	Zekauskas	What is it, How does it work, How good is it [WEBSITE]
11:30 - 12:00	NDT Installation [PDF]	Zekausaks	Hands on installation of NDT
12:00-1:00	Lunch		Great Hall (ground floor)
1:00 - 4:45	Hands-on Performance Testing	Carlson	Demonstration of how to use the tools to solve a series of problems (mismatch, saturated uplink, buffer size, window size, etc.)
4:45-5:00	Closing Remarks	Carlson	Next steps