5 & 6 May 2020, Cambridge, UK, hosted by GÉANT and Jisc
Theme
"Smarter tools in a complex network landscape".
Venue/Location
Homerton College, University of Cambridge
How to get there:
The venue is 10 minute walk from Cambridge train station, reachable by train directly from Stansted Airport. Trains run every ~30 minutes.
Where to stay
- Travelodge Cambridge Central is closest and best value. (5 mins walk).
- Centennial Hotel (10 minutes walk)
- Ibis Cambridge Central Station (10 mins walk)
Remote Participation
Details will follow closer to the date
Register here
Agenda
Tuesday 5th of May
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 12:00-13:00 | Arrival - Lunch |
| 13:00-13:15 | Welcome by the event's hosts - GÉANT and Jisc |
| 13:15-14:15 | Trials and tribulations of DIY development: the Story of developing an in-house SNMP management tool at GÉANT - Tony Barber, Temoor Khan and Erik Reid, GÉANT The growth in the services and the changes in the architecture are some of the reasons that have made Géant develop a new SNMP monitoring tool. This joint presentation between network and software engineers will give details about the challenges, the problems faced and the solutions found. |
| 14:15-15:15 | AI Augmented Network Operations - Jean-Marc Uzé, Augtera Networks This presentation will give an overview of the benefits of applying machine learning and artificial intelligence to network operations. |
| 15:15-15:45 | Coffee break |
| 15:45-16:30 | Flash talks |
| 16:30-17:30 | Visiting GÉANT NOC |
| 19:00 | Dinner, hosted by Jisc |
Wednesday, 6th of May
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 9:00-9:30 | Green datacentres - Nicky Thomson Climate change should lead us to build datacentres thinking on energy efficiency and minimum environmental impact. This presentation will explain some possible solutions. |
| 9:30-10:00 | GÉANT's new Inventory Management System - Emma Apted, GÉANT This is a commercial software product purchased from VC4, already used by SURFnet and RedIRIS. An overview of this software, called IMS, and the implementation approach in GÉANT. |
| 10:00-10:30 | Presentation of Jisc's SOC - Lee Harrigan-Green, Jisc |
| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee break |
| 11:00-11:30 | Ethernet OAM/CFM and the problems of managing LANPHY Ethernet - GÉANT's Network Engineering Team Presentation about the experiences and challenges both from the engineering and management points of view to manage LANPHY ethernet. What happens when new equipment does not support it? What workarounds can you apply? |
| 11:30-12:15 | Flash talks |
| 12:15-12:30 | Wrap-up |
| 12:30 | Goodbye and Lunch |