Introduction to Network Operations

7 May 2022, 08:00 → 9 May 2022, 20:30 Africa/Mogadishu

The purpose of the Introduction to Network Operations workshop is to develop the skills of the universities ICT sector in taking their technical competencies to the next level through hands-on training sessions. SomaliREN core engineering team will facilitate this workshop which will run two full days. The aim of this training is to contribute to employability of the local university graduates by equipping them with the much needed skills in the industry. Following a 70:30 practice to concepts ratio, this workshop imparts relevant skills that address the market demands and skill gaps that currently exist.

Saturday 7 May

Basics of Networking

1 Opening Remarks

2 Introduction to Network Operations Workshop

Speaker: Mr Mohamed Ali Ahmed (Bile) (SomaliREN)

3 Opening Survey

4 Network Fundamentals

Speakers: Ibar O. Ibrahim (SomaliREN), Mohamed Ali Ahmed (Bile) (SomaliREN)

10:30 Health Break

5 Reference Models (TCP/IP and OSI)

Speakers: Ibar O. Ibrahim (SomaliREN), Mohamed Ali Ahmed (Bile) (SomaliREN)

6 Network Topologies

Speaker: Ibar O. Ibrahim (SomaliREN)

7 Network Cabling

Speaker: Abdirahman Abukar (SomaliREN)

8 LAB-1

Speakers: Abdirahman Abukar (SomaliREN), Ibar O. Ibrahim (SomaliREN), Mohamed Ali Ahmed (Bile) (SomaliREN)

12:30 Prayers and Lunch Break

Network Addressing

9 Basics of Addressing

Speakers: Abdirahman Abukar (SomaliREN), Ibar O. Ibrahim (SomaliREN), Mohamed Ali Ahmed (Bile) (SomaliREN)

10 Numbering Systems

Speakers: Ibar O. Ibrahim (SomaliREN), Mohamed Ali Ahmed (Bile) (SomaliREN)

11 Subnetting

Speakers: Ibar O. Ibrahim (SomaliREN), Mohamed Ali Ahmed (Bile) (SomaliREN)

12 VLSM

18:00 Prayers and Health Break

13 Supernetting (Summarization)

14 - Address Planning Exercises

Speakers: Abdirahman Abukar (SomaliREN), Ibar O. Ibrahim (SomaliREN), Mohamed Ali Ahmed (Bile) (SomaliREN)

Sunday 8 May

Managing Cisco IOS

15 Introduction to Cisco IOS

16 House Keeping Configurations Lab

17 IOS Backup and Restore

Speaker: Mohamed Ali Ahmed (Bile) (SomaliREN)

18 DHCP Configuration

Speakers: Abdirahman Abukar (SomaliREN), Ibar O. Ibrahim (SomaliREN), Mohamed Ali Ahmed (Bile) (SomaliREN)

09:10 Health Break

Switching Technology

19 Introduction to VLANs

Speakers: Ibar O. Ibrahim (SomaliREN), Mohamed Ali Ahmed (Bile) (SomaliREN)

20 VLAN LAB

Speakers: Abdirahman Abukar (SomaliREN), Ibar O. Ibrahim (SomaliREN), Mohamed Ali Ahmed (Bile) (SomaliREN)

21 VLAN Routing

Speaker: Ibar O. Ibrahim (SomaliREN)

Introduction to IP Routing

22 Routing Protocols Concepts

23 IP Routing Labs (Static and OSPF)

Speakers: Abdirahman Abukar (SomaliREN), Ibar O. Ibrahim (SomaliREN), Mohamed Ali Ahmed (Bile) (SomaliREN)

18:00 Prayers and Health Break

24 NAT/PAT Concept & LAB

Speakers: Ibar O. Ibrahim (SomaliREN), Mohamed Ali Ahmed (Bile) (SomaliREN)

25 Closing Survey

26 Closing Remarks