Agenda for MUM in PHOENIX 2010, OCTOBER 2010

updated on Sep 30, 2010 at 20:42 GMT


Sep 27, Monday

TimeAction
08:00Training class. Registration separate, extra charge by MikroTik (MTCINE) and official trainers presentation file

Sep 28, Tuesday

TimeAction
08:00Training class. Registration separate, extra charge by MikroTik (MTCINE) and official trainers presentation file

Sep 29, Wednesday

TimeAction
08:00Training class. Registration separate, extra charge by MikroTik (MTCINE) and official trainers presentation file
16:00Free time.
18:00MUM Meet and greet, free drinks, early MUM registration. Bring printed badge for registration.

Sep 30, Thursday

TimeAction
08:00Registration opens. Bring your printed badge with barcode. All visitors must register online before arriving. Badge is mandatory.
09:00Opening and Introduction by Janis Jankovskis (MikroTik, Latvia)
09:10New RouterBOARDs and RouterOS5 by Sergejs Boginskis (MikroTik, Latvia)
09:45Port Knocking for Security by Steve Discher (learnmikrotik.com, USA)
10:30Hardware Performance and RouterOS by Janis Megis (MikroTik, Latvia)
11:15OSPF/BGP Implementations by Dennis Burgess (Link Technologies, USA)
12:00Lunch. Free for Paying visitors.
13:00Managing wireless access with Mikrotik by Butch Evans (USA)
13:45Quick Script for Simple Queues by Nick Challis (Swift Wireless, USA)
14:30VRRP Implementation by Sterling Jacobson (Rapidwave, LLC, USA)
14:45IPv4 Depletion/IPv6 adoption by Bill Sandiford (ARIN, USA)
15:00Drinks in Exhibit hall sponsored by Streakwave presentation file

Oct 01, Friday

TimeAction
08:00Distributor exhibit hall, meet and greet
09:00Troubleshooting guide by Greg Sowell (Greg Sowell Consulting, USA)
09:45New Wireless Features on RouterOS v5 by Uldis Cernevskis (MikroTik, Latvia)
10:30NV2 Live Demo, Real World Testing by Brian Vargyas (Baltic Networks, USA)
11:15Link Aggregation with VPLS - Workshop by Maris Bulans (MikroTik, Latvia)
12:00Lunch. Free for Paying visitors.
13:00Webcaching ..The Good and Bad by Mike Delp (Linktech, USA)
13:45Customizing Hotspot Deployments by Felix Windt (Smart City Networks, USA)
14:30Utilizing Wireless N by Rick Frey (SysLogic Technology Services, USA)
15:15Raffle and Closing of MUM

Speaker Profiles and Presentation Abstracts

Training class. Registration separate, extra charge MTCINE hosted by MikroTik, Other classes hosted by official partners (TBA). [top]
MUM Meet and greet, free drinks, early MUM registration. Bring printed badge for registration. Meet other visitors, see the venue, enjoy drinks, chat. No presentations or classes. [top]
OSPF/BGP Implementations BGP and OSPF are commonly implemented together. OSPF for the IGP (Interior Gateway Protocol) and BGP for the EGP (External Gateway Protocol. These work together without issues, but you should know some of the conventional ways of deploying BGP and OSPF together. This presentation should help you understand what BGP is, why you should be running it, and how it integrates with your existing OSPF network. If you are interested in understanding what BGP does for your business, and how it works, this is the presentation for you! Business owners and technical Engineers are welcome. Presented by Dennis Burgess, author of -Learn RouterOS. [top]
VRRP Implementation I will be demonstrating how easy it is to set up VRRP interfaces along with some tricks to help uptime appear consistent in the face of failure and maintenance. Sterling Jacobson is a Mikrotik consultant and Certified Motorola Trainer with international experience. Sterling owns and operates a wireless ISP in the state of Utah, USA. He has saved tens of thousands of dollars using Routerboard with Mikrotik software for middle and last mile internet wireless distribution, tower and border routing.[top]
Customizing Hotspot Deployments Summary: Combining Hotspots with other technologies such as PCC and PCQ and scaling Hotspots to thousands of users. Felix Windt, Smart City Networks (USA): Felix Windt has been a Network Engineer with Smart City Networks since 2006. Smart City is a full-service communications provider across the nation and one of the world's largest communications providers to convention centers and hospitality venues, and has provided wireless Hotspot connectivity for some of the largest events in the US with user numbers in the tens of thousands. [top]
Utilizing Wireless N Utilizing Wireless N. This presentation will be covering a wide range of topics as they relate to utilizing Wireless N with Router OS. I will be covering basic concepts, adjusting settings and their impact on performance, various scenarios, and troubleshooting hints. The Who, What, When, Where, Why, and Hows of deploying wireless N networks will covered. Rick Frey is a Wireless Network Engineer for SysLogic Technology Services. He has been implanting network solutions for more than 15 years and has been specializing in wireless data networks for the last three years. SysLogic provides a wide range of networking solutions and is based out of Canton, Texas.[top]