The first day of the workshop will be for the Annual NOC meeting of network engineers to meet together and then share the knowledge and experience. Engineers will present status of their local network, its services, successful stories and future development plans.

At this event, a working group will be created to work on Voice Over IP and IPv6 for the deployment of VOIP and IPV6 in LEARN Institutes.

The workshop which will be conducted together with Information Technology Center will train system administrators/engineers of LEARN member institutions to provide them better understanding of best practices of design a campus network apart from configuration of access layer, distribution layer and core layer devices. The participant will design a sample campus network at the LAB and configure it to connect to LEARN VPLS and then to commodity Internet and Academic Internet. Access control to improver the security level and network measurement and troubleshooting to raise the quality of service will also be covered.

The LEARN objective of this workshop is to help member institutions to manage their home network and to improve its quality of service to support LEARN to properly render its services to the end users. It will also create a forum of technical persons of LEARN member institutions to improve the collaboration.

Venue: Information Technology Center, University of Peradeniya
Duration: 3 days
Class size: 30
Target group: system/network administrators/engineers from LEARN member institutions
Program Level: Intermediate
Course fee: free of charge (two nights accommodation sharing basis, refreshment, lunch, dinner and break-first will be provided)
Date: 23rd to 25th January 2014
Note: Participant are requested to bring a laptop with Linux (Ubuntu or CentOS).
Application closing: 6th December 2013

NOC Meeting Contents Day 01
Annual Noc Meeting - 20 Minutes presentation from each Institutes (your presentation may include current operations/status of your network, network topology, its services, your experience, successful stories and future development plans, etc)

9.00am - 9.40am - Welcome Ceremony

Presentations - NOC Updates

Workshop Contents 

Day 02

Session 01 (8.30am - 12.00am) - IPv4 and IPv6 Addressing 

Session 02 (1.00pm - 2.45pm) - Campus network design basics (layered architecture) 

(3.00pm - 4.30pm) - Virtual LAN, Inter VLAN routing 

(4.30pm - 5.30pm) - Preparation for next day hands-on 

Day 03 

Session 03 (8.30am - 11.00am) - VLAN and Inter VLAN routing hands-on 

(11.00am - 12.00am) - Overview of LEARN Network Session 04 

(1.00pm - 4.00pm) - Packet Sniping, Network Measurement and Troubleshooting 

Instructors: 

• Samatha Perera,CEIT, University of Peradeniya 
• Senevi Herath, LEARN (NREN of Sri Lanka) 

Samatha has 10 years undergraduate, post graduate teaching experience and CCNA teaching experience. He is a CISCO certified instructor who has completed his degree in Computer Science before the starting of his career and has completed his Masters in Computer Science. Herath had various roles in network engineering and system administration prior to joining LEARN as network/systems engineer and has 12 years of experience in rapidly growing academic network and its services after completion of his degree in Electrical & Electronic Engineering. He has completed his Masters in Computer Science while he was working as network engineer at university of Peradeniya. He has undergone several trainings overseas on varies leading network technologies.

Registration (closed)

Please send us your application over an email (to training AT learn.ac.lk) through your LEARN representative and head of your institute with following details

1. Fist Name, Surname, NIC, Institute/Department, Designation, Contact telephone number, Email.

2. Your Curriculum vitae

Please mention in your email why do you interested in this program and how are you going to make use of the knowledge gained from the this program in operation and maintenance of your home network.

List of Participants

• Chamindra Attanayake, University of Colombo School of Computing *

• Vishvajith Mapa, University of Colombo School of Computing

• K Vinujanan, Eastern University

• Shriparen, University of Jaffna

• Sandun Fernando, University of Kelaniya *

• Sihan Wijayawickrama, University of Kelaniya

• Malaka Udawata, University of Moratuwa *

• Srimal Madapatha, University of Moratuwa

• Dasun Lokuhetty, Open University of Sri Lanka *

• J P P Tharanga, Open University of Sri Lanka

• Dilum Samarasinghe, University of Peradeniya *

• Sajith Mallawaarachchi, University of Peradeniya

• Chandana Wimalarathne, University of Ruhuna

• Priyankara Anthony, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna

• Anuradha Gunawardena, Faculty of Engineering, University of Ruhuna

• K C S Ranasinghe, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka

• Mohamed Arshad, South Eastern University

• I M Kalith, Faculty of Applied Science, South Eastern University

• P D Manoj Upashantha, University of Sri Jayewardenepura *

• K S L Abeywickrama, University of Sri Jayewardenepura

• Praboda Rajapaksha, Uva Wellassa Universit

• Shamli Rajapaksha, University of the Visual & Performing Arts

• W D Samanwickrama, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, Makandura

• P M K N Sampath, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, Kuliyapitiya

• Nalaka Lankasena, University Grants Commission

• Rohana Dasanayaka, Arthur C Clarke Institute

• Shashi Fernando, Informatics Institute of Technology

• Harshapriya Rajakaruna, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka

• Malintha Senevirathna, Wickramarachchi Ayurveda Institute

• K Venugoban, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jaffna

• D K Gunathilaka, Buddhist and Pali University

• Venura Lakshman, Bhiksu University of Sri Lanka

• M A Weerasekara, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna

• G A M Dilshan, Industrial Technology Institute

• Ruvan Kathriarachchi, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University

• K Pratheepan, Vavuniya Campus, University of Jaffna

• Indrajith Solangaarachchi, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya

• W M K Upuldeniya, Institute for Argo-Technology and Rural Sciences * attend only for the NOC meeting

Our Sponsors The workshop will be fully sponsored by

1. DMS Electronics (Pvt) Ltd.

2. Hewlett-Packard (HP)