UCF / FLR Workshop on Networking Topics
Wednesday May 21, 2025, 08:00 – 17:00 ET
Thursday May 22, 2025, 08:00 – 17:00 ET
- University of Central Florida (UCF)
- Florida LambdaRail (FLR)
- The Engagement and Performance Operations Center (EPOC)
- Energy Sciences Network (ESnet)
- University of South Carolina (USC)
- 12351 Research Pkwy, Orlando, FL 32826
- Building: UCF Digital Learning Center
- Room: Orlando 136B Room and 111 Hospitality Room
- University of Central Florida (UCF)
Overview
Please join us for this workshop on Wednesday May 21 and Thursday May 22 to learn more tools and techniques for data cyberinfrastructure (CI), data movement, high-performance networks, perfSONAR, BGP, SDN, and more. Learn about science demilitarized zones (Science DMZs) and how to partner with researchers, instructors, and students.
Goal
The goal of the workshop is to help CI engineers, operational staff, managers, researchers, and students build upon their existing knowledge of CI and high-speed networks, to enable data movement for the purposes of research and education.
Intended Audience
CI engineers, operational staff, managers, researchers, and students interested in high-performance networks.
Pre-requisites
- Basic knowledge of computer networks.
- Attendees are required to bring their laptops.
Join the Community
Please join the “Cyberinfrastructure Engineering Lunch and Learn (CELL)” community! CELL focuses on practitioners solving real cyber / IT problems faced in their professional lives. The community meets online on Friday afternoons at 2:00pm. For additional information, please refer to: https://www.es.net/science-engagement/ci-engineering-lunch-and-learn-series/
Agenda
DAY 1: Wednesday, May 21
| Time (ET) | Topic | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| 08:00 - 08:15 | Sign in and registration | |
| 08:15 - 08:30 | Breakfast (provided) | |
| 08:30 - 08:45 | Introduction to UCF/FLR workshop | Dr. Schoenfeld, VP for Research and Innovation (UCF), Jon Ellis, CEO of FLR |
| CI Plan Workshop | ||
| 08:45 - 09:15 | CI Plan best practices [PDF, PPT] | Jason Zurawski (EPOC) |
| 09:15 - 09:30 | Q&A CI Plan | |
| 09:30 - 09:45 | CI Plan review | |
| 09:45 - 10:00 | Break | |
| Enabling Research with Science DMZs | ||
| 10:00 - 10:20 | Introduction to Science DMZ [PDF, PPT] | Jason Zurawski (EPOC) |
| 10:20 - 10:35 | Regional Science DMZs in Florida | FLR |
| 10:35 - 10:45 | Customer Premise Equipment (CPE) for science | FLR |
| Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) | ||
| 10:45 - 11:05 | BGP Fundamentals [PDF, PPT] | Jason Zurawski (EPOC) |
| 11:05 - 12:15 | Hands-on Session 1: Essentials of BGP, EBGP, IBGP [PDF, PPT] | Jorge Crichigno (USC) |
| 12:15 - 13:15 | Lunch (provided) | |
| MPLS and Virtual Routing Forwarding (VRF) | ||
| 13:15 - 13:35 | VRF Essentials | Chris Griffin (FLR) |
| 13:35 - 14:35 | Hands-on Session 2: VRF [PDF, PPT] | Jose Gomez (Fort Lewis) |
| 14:35 - 14:45 | Break | |
| 14:45 - 15:05 | MPLS L3 VPN using Multi-Protocol BGP [PDF, PDF] | Chris Griffin (FLR) |
| 15:05 - 16:05 | Hands-on Session 3: MPLS L3 VPN [PDF, PPT] | Jose Gomez (Fort Lewis) |
| 16:05 - 16:15 | Summary Day 1 | |
| 16:15 - 17:00 | Happy Hour | |
| Survey | ||
DAY 2: Thursday, May 22
| Time (ET) | Topic | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| 08:00 - 08:15 | Sign in and registration | |
| 08:15 - 08:30 | Breakfast (provided) | |
| Network Monitoring | ||
| 08:30 - 09:00 | Network Monitoring and perfSONAR [PDF, PPT] | Jason Zurawski (EPOC) |
| 09:00 - 09:05 | perfSONAR Use-Case Demo [PPT] | Elie Kfoury (USC) |
| 09:05 - 10:00 | Hands-on Session 4: perfSONAR Fundamentals [PDF, PPT] | Jose Gomez (Fort Lewis) |
| 10:00 - 10:25 | Break | |
| SDN and OpenFlow | ||
| 10:25 - 10:55 | Fundamentals of SDN [PDF, PPT] | Jorge Crichigno, Elie Kfoury (USC) |
| 11:10 - 11:40 | Hands-on Session 5: SDN Concepts, Controllers, Flow Tables [PDF, PPT] | Jorge Crichigno, Elie Kfoury (USC) |
| 11:40 - 12:10 | Advanced Topics on SDN and Network Programmability | Jeronimo Bezerra (FIU) |
| 12:10 - 13:20 | Lunch (provided) | |
| Optimizing Science DMZs | ||
| 13:20 - 13:50 | Tuning parameters on a Science DMZ [PDF, PPT] | Jason Zurawski (EPOC) |
| 13:50 - 14:50 | Hands-on Session 6: Enabling large data transfers across a Science DMZ [PDF, PPT] | Jose Gomez (Fort Lewis) |
| 14:50 - 15:15 | Break | |
| 15:15 - 15:45 | Campus IPv6 - Planning, Security, and DNS [PDF, PPT] | Jason Zurawski (EPOC) |
| 15:45 - 16:45 | Hands-on Session 7: IPv6 Systems Configuration [PDF, PPT] | Jose Gomez (Fort Lewis) |
| 16:45 - 17:00 | Workshop Summary | |
| Survey | ||