Hosting Responsibilities for NANOG

Hotel Network Topology

• 24 Merit-provided TPE ports in a switched environment for main meeting room:
  2 TPE ports for podium
  1 100M port for Merit RealAudio and A/V equipment
  1 100M port for multicast equipment

• 2 Merit-provided 24-port Ethernet switches, 1 on each side of the room, with 100M uplinks back to the router/head-end. Attendees attach to small etherhubs on tables.
  
  2 ports on each switch, and 5-6 other ports in the main room, are reserved for wireless basestations.

• 14 or 15 Etherhubs with 6-8 ports placed on each networked table, depending on the layout of the main room. 1 port per table is reserved for a connection to the switch.

• An Ethernet switch is located with the edge router to connect the wireless network and main meeting room.

• 2 ports in the terminal room, or 1 port with a mini-hub, are reserved for wireless basestations.

• Merit will supply address blocks for the wireless, multicast/RealMedia, and IPv6 networks (see the diagram below.)
  
  The attendee network needs to be FLAT, with no subnets. Subdividing the network hinders static IP portability and makes it more difficult to implement wireless/IPv6 connectivity. With a flat network we'll only need one DHCP server, and won't have to worry about DHCP forwarding, etc.

Sample Room Layouts

(With the kind assistance of The Measurement Factory!)

1. Supply a large address block (8 class C's) and create an addressing plan and reverse DNS for the meeting. 700 addresses will be reserved for DHCP, and 200 for static IPs.

2. Provide and operate the DNS server and DHCP server.

3. Provide all Ethernet hubs and switches for the main meeting room. The host wires this equipment and connects it to the hotel network.
   • A separate network, either a /27 or /28, will be used for the multicast sources, DHCP server, and test boxes.
   • A static IP will be used for the RealMedia server.
   • The domain name for the meeting will be nanog.merit.net.

4. Design and set up the wireless network. Provide wireless cards for attendees. Work with the host to provision a network feed to the lobby/lounge area for the wireless network, and work with the hotel to find areas where the wireless net can be set up easily.

5. Supply or rent all A/V equipment, including cameras, a document camera, screens, microphones, etc.

6. Handle RealMedia encoding and webcast.

7. Provide the multicast broadcast.

8. Provide IPv6 connectivity and v6 router.

9. Arrange overnight security for the main meeting room.

10. The Squid cache will be set up by Duane Wessels of The Measurement Factory.

1. Internet Connectivity

   a) Provide at least 20M of available bandwidth between the hotel and the commodity Internet. In addition to the interface to the hotel network, a private Ethernet segment is needed between the host router and Merit's IPv6 router:
   
   
   
   
   All IPv4 and IPv6 addresses are in AS236.
   

   
   

   b) Provide a native (MSDP, MBGP, PIM-Sparse) multicast link from the meeting site to the Internet -- Merit can help with this. Tunneling makes it difficult to implement and troubleshoot the multicast broadcast and is not an acceptable substitute for native connectivity.

   c) Please don't attempt to set up a VPN for the unicast portion of the external network—it adds unnecessary complexity to the network.

2. Main Meeting Room

   a) Wire the hubs and switches provided by Merit, and connect them to the hotel network.

   b) Provide and install Ethernet cabling and power strips for laptop users.

   c) Provide an adequate supply of electrical power to the room:

   1 electrical outlet for the stage
   2 15-amp circuits for the back riser (1 for multicast, 1 for Merit A/V)
   1 quad box per two attendee tables (3-4 users at each table) has worked well in the past.

   As food for thought, here's a diagram of a power layout that has worked well in the past.

   d) Give Merit a network map (can be very informal!)

   e) One area of the main room is set aside for laptop users who want to use Ethernet rather than the wireless network. 30 Ethernet cables should be made before the meeting to connect hubs and tables in this area. 15', 10', and 5' cables are needed.

   f) 50 or so variable-length cables are needed as well. These can be made at the meeting to meet on-site needs.

   Provide help desk staff for the main meeting room during meeting hours (8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.). NOC monitoring of conference network and second level oncall engineering staff should also be available.

   Provide 4 staff to help with on-site meeting registration, hand out wireless cards, and distribute t-shirts.

   Schedule:

   Sunday, 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (3 people total): 2 registration, 1 t-shirt

   Monday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (4 people total): 3 registration, 1 t-shirt

   Tuesday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (1 person total): registration

   Wednesday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (1 person total): registration

3. Create a Web page with information about the hosting city, the hotel, nearby restaurants, airport information, and directions for travelers. Merit will create a link to this page from the main meeting page.

4. Create an appropriate T-shirt design for the meeting :) Merit has final approval for the design, arranges to have the shirts printed, and covers printing costs.

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