Internet2 Network Performance Workshop: Madison, Wisconsin

Agenda -- Participants-- Prerequisites -- Logistical Information -- Presentations -- Workshop Locations

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15-16 July 2006
ROOM 313
The Pyle Center
702 Langdon Street
University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin


The increasing reliance on network connectivity in all aspects of campus activities is resulting in increased pressure on support staff to quickly resolve network problems. Through participation in performance measurement networks, GigaPoP engineers, campus engineers and end-users can now work together to resolve end-to-end performance problems. The measurement infrastructure is most effectively leveraged when all paths within the network and servers on the edge support on-demand testing beacons. This workshop brings together representatives from various campuses to maximize these networking efforts.

Internet2's End-to-End Performance Initiative (E2Epi) is working to establish a performance measurement infrastructure across Internet2 campuses and labs, performing analysis of the end-to-end path, and establishing a normal operational mode where network operations, applications, and the end-user easily can determine network capabilities and restrictions.

After this workshop, you will have placed measurement beacons on your campus and learned to use related tests and tools, thus reducing the time required to identify, locate and resolve many of the most common network performance issues by readily isolating the problem.

NOTE: We will continue to publish documents, links, and other information so please check here for updates.

Meeting Information:

• Registration
  Registration costs $100/person and will be available online via the Joint Techs registration page. As always, the fee will increase during the late registration period (after 5 pm EDT July 2) to $150/person.
    
• Agenda
  This hands-on workshop is scheduled for Saturday July 15 (from 1 - 5:30 pm) and Sunday July 16 (from 9:00 am - 5:30 pm) at (Location TBD). The agenda is available here. An OPTIONAL preparatory session will be held on July 15 from 9:00 - Noon, open to all participants, to ensure they have the required hardware pre-configured; if you are interested in this session, please inform Susan Evett, Performance Architecture and Technologies, Internet2.
    
• Participants
  A list of meeting attendees will be available here.
    
• Logistical Information
  Information on such logistical information as the meeting location, lodging,
  parking, alternative transportation, and restaurants will be available here.
    
• Presentations
  Links to presentations from the workshop will be available here.


• Documentation
  A copy of the business case [Word] provided in the Workshop materials is available. See also the Binder Materials page for links to each of the cookbooks and case studies.