About LKNOG
Lanka Network Operators Group (LKNOG) is a non-profit, community based initiative to bring the network operators and networking professionals in Sri Lanka together in terms of educational, knowledge sharing and collaborative aspects. The objective of this forum is to provide a local & regional platform to discuss operational issues and technologies that interests network operators in Sri Lanka and in South Asia. This initiative also aim to unearth local talent and resource personnel from Sri Lanka who will be keen to contribute towards capacity building and knowledge sharing activities at large.
Conference schedule
Conference program includes presentations covering latest tech updates and industry trends.
November 01, 2018
Workshops
SNMP, Netflows and Performance Monitoring
This workshop is designed for engineers and system staff at ISPs and large networks, including academic networks who are involved with system management, network monitoring and management, incident response and security. This course is for those who need to manage Network operations and NOCs. Proper network instrumentation is a fundamental requirement for realizing infrastructure security at both the network and desktop level, and this course emphasizes the security benefits for the tools and the techniques covered.
Workshop Prerequisites Participants are assumed to have good knowledge of the Unix/Linux command line environment, and understand the general concepts related to networking and IP addressing.
Please note: Participant are requested to bring a laptop (4GB+ RAM, 25GB free disk space) with VirtualBox or any other suitable hypervisor installed
Workshop Topics: The workshop will be a combination of theory and lab. Ubuntu Linux server version 18.04 LTS will be the workshop platform. The course will cover: - Introduction to Network Monitoring and Management - SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) and Netflow - Installation, configuration and understanding of output of the following network monitoring tools: - LibreNMS - Automated Network Monitoring and discovery - Smokeping - Latency/Round Trip Time, Jitter and packet loss monitor - NfSen - traffic analysis and exploration - Network Performance testing using perfSONAR
Thilina Pathirana
Lanka Education and Research Network (LEARN)
Dhammika Lalantha
University of PeradeniyaDNS & Cloud Security
This workshop contains two parts:
Part 1: DNS (9:00 - 15:00) DNS is a globally distributed database and a critical part of Internet infrastructure for web navigation, email delivery, and other Internet functions. To guarantee the availability of Internet services, it is important for networking professionals to understand DNS concepts, configurations, operations and security aspects.
Target audience: This course is designed for anyone who is involved in administering and managing DNS operations.
Prerequisites It is assumed that participants have a good understanding of networking fundamentals.
Participant are requested to bring a laptop (4GB+ RAM, 25GB free disk space) with VirtualBox or any other suitable hypervisor installed
Workshop Topics - DNS Concepts - DNS Server and Resolver configurations - DNS Security - Protecting DNS Servers - Protecting DNS Data - DNS Utilities
Part 2: Cloud Security (15:30 - 17:00) Cloud services can be considered as one of the emerging IT services used by millions of customers to process and save their critical personal or business data. Do cloud systems provide required protection/security for customers' data? This tutorial will discuss the essential security measures of cloud systems to protect customers' data, by considering well-known public cloud platforms.
Champika Wijayatunga
ICANN
Subhashini Kadurugasyaya
Chamara Disanayake
LK Domain Registry
Sashika Suren
TechCERT
Viraj Premarathna
TechCERTNovember 02, 2018
LKNOG2 Conference
Registration
Inauguration and Keynote 1
Welcome Formalities
Keynote 1: Towards Digital Society and Connected Industries
Mr Perera joined SLT in 1994. He holds an MEng from University of Moratuwa in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering and is a Chartered Engineer of the Institute of Electrical Engineers and Engineering Council (UK). He has extensive experience in International Transmission Systems, Submarine Cable Systems, Data and IP Networking, and Project Management.
He counts over 12 years of experience in the enterprise and Government customer segments. In addition, he was instrumental in introducing Metro Ethernet Technology to Sri Lanka. Mr Perera has provided voice-data integrated enterprise solutions connected with high speed resilient connectivity services to many customers.
K A Kiththi Perera
Chief Executive Officer Sri Lanka Telecom PLCMorning Refreshments
Keynote 2: Realizing the true potential of SDN for Service Provider Networks
Ajith Pasqual is a Senior Lecturer and former Head of Department of Electronic & Telecommunication Engineering, University of Moratuwa. He is also the founder and CEO of the first Semiconductor Startup Company in Sri Lanka – Paraqum Technologies which develops products in two areas: a high performance hardware decoder and encoder for the newest Video Compression Standard –High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC/H.265) and high performance Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) based network analyzers and traffic shapers.
Dr. Ajith Pasqual
Senior Lecturer, University of MoratuwaCEO, Paraqum TechnologiesPresentation 1: SDN in Action
Harith Kariapper
Principal Cisco ConsultantPresentation 2: Netflix Open Connect Overview
Jocelyn Ooi Wan Yee
NetflixLunch
"Women in Networking" Panel Discussion
Sagarika Wickramasekera
University of Colombo Panel Moderator
Nayeni Fernando
Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Subhashini Kadurugasyaya
Bharathi Airtel Lanka
Shanika Bandara
V S Information Systems (Pvt) Ltd
Ishari Siriwardane
Sri Lanka Telecom PLC
Chani Simms
Meta Defence Labs UK & Sri LankaPresentation 3: Robust and secure routing - multihomed and ROA validated
Pubudu Jayasinghe
APNICPresentation 4: ICANN Updates
Champika Wijayatunga
ICANNEvening Refreshments
Presentation 5: Mutually Agreed Norms for Routing Security - MANRS
Maheeshwara B Kirindigoda
Internet Society - Sri Lanka ChapterPresentation 6: Eduroam, Identity Federation & NOC updates from LEARN
Dr. Roshan G. Ragel
Lanka Education and Research Network (LEARN)Presentation 7: SLT-IX Setting Up Local Internet Exchange: Sri Lankan Experience
R.P.D.C Kaushalya
Sri Lanka Telecom PLCOpen Mic
Closing Ceremony
Networking & Social Gathering (Invitees Only)
“It's time again for all the network operators in Sri Lanka to get together…”
Professional event speakers
Champika Wijayatunga
ICANN
Jocelyn Ooi Wan Yee
Netflix
Pubudu Jayasinghe
APNIC
Nayeni Fernando
Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Dhammika Lalantha
University of Peradeniya
R.P.D.C Kaushalya
Sri Lanka Telecom PLC
Subhashini Kadurugasyaya
Bharathi Airtel Lanka
Chamara Disanayake
LK Domain Registry
Shanika Bandara
V S Information Systems (Pvt) Ltd
Sashika Suren
TechCERT
Sagarika Wickramasekera
University of Colombo
Viraj Premarathna
TechCERT
Dr. Roshan G. Ragel
Lanka Education and Research Network(LEARN)
Chani Simms
Meta Defence Labs UK & Sri Lanka
Maheeshwara B Kirindigoda
Internet Society - Sri Lanka Chapter
Thilina Pathirana
Lanka Education and Research Network(LEARN)
Ishari Siriwardane
Sri Lanka Telecom PLC
Harith Kariapper
Principal Cisco ConsultantFlashback of LKNOG 2017
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Conference Venue
Galle Face Hotel
Sri Lanka’s one of the iconic landmark, built in 1864, The Galle Face Hotel, is situated in the heart of Colombo, along the seafront and facing the famous Galle Face Green.One of the oldest hotels east of the Suez, The Galle Face Hotel embraces its rich history and legendary traditions, utilizing them to create engaging, immersive experiences that resonate with old and new generations of travelers alike.