Internet2 Hands-on Workshops provide an opportunity to build, debug, and experiment with advanced technologies under the guidance of experts with extensive theoretical and operational experience. These workshops offer knowledge and resources that are unique to the Internet2 community, and provide this expertise to members at a fraction of the cost of comparable commercial training. Workshop instructors include both Internet2 staff and experts from Internet2 member institutions. Internet2 Hands-on Workshops take place at member organizations, and are often held in conjunction with other events such as Joint Techs Workshops and Member Meetings.
In addition to the ongoing training series for multicast, IPv6, network performance, H.323 videoconferencing, and DVTS, Internet2 introduced some new workshops in 2007. “Designing and Engineering Dynamic Circuits,” a hands-on workshop for the Research & Engineering networking environment, provided attendees with a working knowledge of how to design and deploy a GMPLS-based dynamic circuit network. The workshop also addressed inter-domain dynamic circuit provisioning using a case study of the Internet2 DC Network and international peering issues. NASA Ames Research Center, University of Houston, Mid-Atlantic Crossroads (MAX), and NYSERNet/NYU hosted these workshops.