APRICOT 2004

A. Introduction

APRICOT is a forum that facilitates knowledge sharing among Internet builders in the Asia Pacific region, with peers and leaders from the Internet community worldwide.

APRICOT was first held in 1996, and is now the major annual Internet operations conference of this region. It is also the only such conference which operates on a non-profit basis for the benefit of Internet development in the Asia Pacific.

A recently added feature of APRICOT, building on a very successful pilot at APRICOT 2001, is to offer attendees the opportunity of attending hands on workshops in major technology areas pertinent to the ISP industry.

B. Workshop Participants

Participants in the Workshop portion of APRICOT ideally would be individuals who want to learn about the topics on offer and, furthermore, be willing in future years to come back to APRICOT and assist with the workshop program so that other people can benefit from their skills. Applicants should also be willing to take their newly acquired skills back to home and help train their colleagues in their local ISP industry.

Candidates for the workshops should be:
- Network builders (designers, engineers and support staff)
- Internet educators (teachers and lecturers at secondary and tertiary levels)

Ideally candidates will have some hands on operational experience within the ISP or network community.

While it is expected that the majority of candidates will be selected from the Asia Pacific region, candidates from other regions may also apply.

C. Topics On Offer

1. Routing Workshop
Introduction to OSPF and BGP, Introduction to BGP policy, Router Configuration Essentials, BGP Route Reflectors, Policy Routing. Participants should bring their own laptop if they have one.

2. BGP Multihoming Workshop
Introduction to BGP, BGP Multihoming basics, More advanced multihoming practices, Case Study. Participants should bring their own laptop if they have one.

3. DNS Workshop
System fundamentals, Basic DNS (Server, Client, Dynamic Update, Upgrading, Adding Zones, Using Slaves), Advanced DNS (IPv6, DNSSEC, AD integration). Participants may bring their own Linux/BSD based laptop if they have one.

4. ISP Security Workshop
Introduction to network security, System Security, Network Security, Dealing with DOS attacks.

5. Network Management Workshop
Evolution of Internet infrastructure, structure of the Internet, IP routing, Multi-Provider Issues, Peering, Capacity Management and Planning, Business and Pricing Models, Network Operations Management, Security, DNS, IP Address Registries. Participants may bring their own Linux/BSD based laptop if they have one.

6. IPv6 Routing Workshop
Similar to the Routing Workshop, but using IPv6. Topics include Introduction to IGPs and BGP, Introduction to BGP policy, Router Configuration Essentials, and BGP Route Reflectors. Participants should bring their own laptop if they have one.