KeNOG ran a running a virtual workshop focusing on BGP on the 27th and 28th of November. The workshop format was tutorials and interactive hands on labs.

The workshop covered how to configure BGP in a multi Autonomous System network. Stats below:

• Total of 68 attendees from at least 4 countries
• Lab stats: Total of 5 nodes per learner → 340 Nodes provisioned
• Lab routers operating system - FRR
• Feedback summary - PDF

Workshop Schedule

Agenda:

Day 1 - November 27th 2025

• 9.25 am room opens
• 9.30am - 10.15 am Intro to BGP Slides: Routing Overview and Intro to BGP
• 10.15am to 10.45am Q/A
• 10.45am - 11.30am - Lab 1: Topology Explanation and basic router config
• 11.30am - 12:00pm - Explaining Lab Exercise 2

End of Day 1. Learners to complete Lab Exercise 2 before Day 2

Day 2 - November 28th 2025

• 9.25 am room opens
• 9.30am - 10.00 BGP lab exercise review
• 10.00am to 10.25am Q/A
• 10.25am to 11.15am - Lab 3: BGP IPv6
• 11.30am - 12.30pm - BGP at scale & Best Practices

End of Day 1. Learners to complete Lab Exercise 3 by end of day 2.

Learners required to configure BGP on both IPv4 and IPv6 and implement filtering. Each learner provided with two routers to configure as peer the topology below.

• Router 1
• Router 2

Workshop Content

Configure BGP in a multi Autonomous System network.

Workshop requirements

• Use a PC/Laptop with a modern browser (small screens are not recommended)
• Have basic understanding of networking and how to enter commands on command line
• At least 3 hours per day for the tutorial and hands on labs
• Complete a mandatory anonymous survey after the course