NANOG Courses

Fundamental Techniques of Maintaining Optical Connections in the Multi-core Connector - MPO

Master essential MPO connector maintenance techniques including construction, polarity, types, and cleaning precautions for reliable optical network connections.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The Aleph - Decoding DNS PTR Records with Large Language Models

Discover how Large Language Models decode DNS PTR records to achieve 94% accuracy in network infrastructure geolocation across billions of records from 20k+ ASes.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The 2025 State of Network Automation - What's Really Happening in Production Networks

Uncover the reality of network automation adoption through comprehensive survey data revealing what's actually automated in production networks versus vendor promises and industry hype.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Securing the Internal Control Plane with Standards and OSS

Discover how to protect your internal network's IGP using open-source solutions and standards, addressing routing security challenges that operators face across global infrastructures.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

HPN-SSH - High Performance Data Transfers with SSH

Discover how HPN-SSH optimizes OpenSSH for high-speed data transfers, achieving 8Gbps+ throughput with enhanced buffers and parallelized encryption across wide area networks.

• YouTube
• 32 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Deploying a Large Scale Enterprise Wi-Fi Network using IPv6

Discover Meta's migration to IPv6-only enterprise Wi-Fi, covering rationale, multi-vendor implementation strategies, and real-world lessons from 8+ years of wireless network engineering experience.

• YouTube
• 31 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

RIPE RIS and How to Query the Default-Free Zone

Discover how RIPE RIS now publishes BGP data as indexed Parquet files, enabling SQL queries and data science tools for faster routing analysis instead of complex MRT parsing.

• YouTube
• 24 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Understanding ARIN Policy - What It Means for You

Discover how ARIN's Policy Development Process shapes IP address allocation and routing security, learn about current proposals affecting network operators, and understand how to participate.

• YouTube
• 27 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Network ASIC Architecture Review and Case Study

Explore Network ASIC architecture fundamentals, packet processing engines, buffer designs, industry trends, and Juniper ASIC case studies in this technical deep-dive.

• YouTube
• 28 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Large Scale NAT Routing to Centralized Cluster over Segment Routing

Discover innovative segment routing design for Large Scale NAT clusters, simplifying architecture while maintaining resiliency and fast customer service delivery.

• YouTube
• 31 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

5G, Fiber, and WiFi - The IP Takeover is Almost Complete

Explore how IP convergence is transforming 5G, Wi-Fi, and fiber networks, examining private deployments, edge computing, and practical frameworks for designing converged access architectures.

• YouTube
• 57 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Inside the Hidden World of the Pluggable Transceiver

Dive into the normally hidden world of pluggable optical transceivers and their critical role in network infrastructure with industry expert Richard Steenbergen.

• YouTube
• 31 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Basics of Quantum Computing and the Threat to Asymmetric Encryption

Explore quantum computing fundamentals and understand the critical threat to asymmetric encryption that protects internet security and financial transactions.

• YouTube
• 28 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

When LLMs Meet ASNs - Rethinking AS-to-Organization Mapping at Internet Scale

Discover how ASINT uses LLMs and web data to map 111,470 ASNs to organization families, improving RPKI detection by 27.5% and reducing false hijack alarms by 9.4%.

• YouTube
• 26 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

TCP Protocol Performance Analysis for Starlink Satellite Internet

Explore TCP protocol performance in Starlink's satellite internet, comparing CUBIC and BBR flow control impacts on throughput amid high jitter and varying channel capacity.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video