Name: Campus Network Design & Operations Workshop
Start: 2025-09-15T08:00:00+00:00
End: 2025-09-18T17:00:00+00:00
Location: University of Mines & Technology, Tarkwa

Campus Network Design & Operations Workshop

from Monday, 15 September 2025 (08:00) to Thursday, 18 September 2025 (17:00)

Monday, 15 September 2025

08:00 Introduction & Logistics
Introduction & Logistics
08:00 - 08:20

08:20 Overview of Research and Education Networks ecosystem
Overview of Research and Education Networks ecosystem
08:20 - 08:50

08:50 Layer 1, 2 and 3 Refresher
Layer 1, 2 and 3 Refresher
08:50 - 09:30

09:30 Break
Break
09:30 - 10:00

10:00 Campus Network Design Principles
Campus Network Design Principles
10:00 - 10:45

10:45 Campus Network Cabling: Cabling Standards
Campus Network Cabling: Cabling Standards
10:45 - 11:30

11:30 Lunch
Lunch
11:30 - 13:00

13:00 Campus Network Cabling: Installation Best Practices
Campus Network Cabling: Installation Best Practices
13:00 - 13:45

13:45 Cisco Configuration Essentials
Cisco Configuration Essentials
13:45 - 14:30

14:30 Break
Break
14:30 - 15:00

15:00 Layer 2 Lab Setup
Layer 2 Lab Setup
15:00 - 16:30
Tuesday, 16 September 2025

08:00 Monday Recap
Monday Recap
08:00 - 08:20

08:20 Switching Architectures: Spanning Tree
Switching Architectures: Spanning Tree
08:20 - 09:05

09:05 Spanning Tree Lab
Spanning Tree Lab
09:05 - 09:30

09:30 Break
Break
09:30 - 10:00

10:00 Spanning Tree Lab - Continuation
Spanning Tree Lab - Continuation
10:00 - 10:45

10:45 Switching Architectures: VLANs
Switching Architectures: VLANs
10:45 - 11:30

11:30 Lunch
Lunch
11:30 - 13:00

13:00 VLAN Lab
VLAN Lab
13:00 - 14:30

14:30 Break
Break
14:30 - 15:00

15:00 Switching Architectures: L2 Protection Features
Switching Architectures: L2 Protection Features
15:00 - 15:45
Wednesday, 17 September 2025

08:00 Tuesday Recap
Tuesday Recap
08:00 - 08:20

08:20 IPv4 and IPv6 Addressing
IPv4 and IPv6 Addressing
08:20 - 09:30

09:30 Break
Break
09:30 - 10:00

10:00 Routing Basics
Routing Basics
10:00 - 10:45

10:45 Layer 3 Switches
Layer 3 Switches
10:45 - 11:30

11:30 Lunch
Lunch
11:30 - 13:00

13:00 Static Routing Lab
Static Routing Lab
13:00 - 14:30

14:30 Break
Break
14:30 - 15:00

15:00 Campus Core Services
Campus Core Services
15:00 - 16:00
Thursday, 18 September 2025

08:00 Wednesday Recap
Wednesday Recap
08:00 - 08:20

08:20 Migrating a Campus Network from Flat to Routed
Migrating a Campus Network from Flat to Routed
08:20 - 09:30

09:30 Break
Break
09:30 - 10:00

10:00 Introduction to Wireless
Introduction to Wireless
10:00 - 10:45

10:45 EduRoam Background
EduRoam Background
10:45 - 11:30

11:30 Lunch
Lunch
11:30 - 13:00

13:00 Selecting Campus Devices
Selecting Campus Devices
13:00 - 13:45

13:45 Introduction to Network Management
Introduction to Network Management
13:45 - 14:30

14:30 Break
Break
14:30 - 15:00

15:00 Workshop Survey and Group Photo
Workshop Survey and Group Photo
15:00 - 15:20

15:20 Closing Ceremony and Certificates
Closing Ceremony and Certificates
15:20 - 16:30