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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2010
10:00 AM–12:00 PM
Franciscan B
TRA403a - Hands-on Training Lab
nGenius InfiniStream Lab: “Back in the Packet”
Brian Hendee
Follow the packet from the inside out . The final answer is in the packets, just the one you need, when you
need it . Our nGenius InfiniStream appliances, through its graphical user console, provides Packet-Flow
visibility, from capture, to index, and filtering, and offers intelligent deep analysis as packets continuously
cross the wire for storage and retrieval . Learn what packet analysis troubleshooting methods are best for
what situations . In this hands-on lab, we’ll share best practices and tips to help determine the root cause
of typical network problems . Investigate trace files to uncover and apply the most productive methods for
troubleshooting . Learn how to compare the bad with the good, decipher each problem one step at a time,
and set up effective filtering, one of the best ways to quickly isolate problems .
10:00 AM–12:00 PM
Franciscan A
TRA405a - Hands-on Training Lab
Service Provider Lab: “Wirelessly nGenius”
Don Prefontaine
Service Provider monitoring and network analysis requires a 4G perspective . In addition to the traditional
enterprise network 3G approach, consideration must also be given to the timing of the user traffic as
its transits packet tunnels between the Radio Area Network and the provider network while on its way
to the Provider or Internet resource . In this hands-on lab we’ll examine both bearer (user) and control
traffic timing to determine if response times are reasonable or if they have crossed the line . As wireless
infrastructure nodes like PDSNs and SGSNs become loaded, their responsiveness may decline and so may
the subscriber’s impression of network performance . Using the graphical features of the nGenius Service
Assurance Solution, we will examine the good, the bad, and the ugly to help you recognize these timing
issues .
11:00 AM–12:00 PM
Imperial A
BKE206 - Enterprise: Best Practices
Reducing IP Other: Monitor More Known Applications in nGenius Performance
Manager
Brian Philips; Guest Speaker: Don Porter, Zions Bancorporation
Identifying, thereby reducing IP_Other Traffic on your network is a good practice for developing a baseline of
your network’s typical behavior . This session will help you to more readily identify standard traffic on nonstandard
ports and identify custom applications by identifying servers and operating systems . Tools and
methods are included, including knowing how and when to know it is time for launching a few techniques to
reduce the IP_Other traffic .
11:00 AM–12:00 PM
Imperial B
BKE207a - Enterprise: Best Practices
How Do You Know if You are Being Hacked?
Fred Phillips
Thinking your network is secure and knowing your network is secure are not the same things . Knowing
requires onging assessment of your monitoring techniques, whereas thinking is the belief that the last
security patch was good enough to hold it together . Does thinking mean your network is safe? No, it just
means you have not detected the latest hack against it . In this lecture / demo we will examine some of the
common network attacks and how nGenius your NetScout products are at recognizing them . The techniques
we’ll cover will get you thinking about how well you know your network, and the monitoring practices you can
put in place to make it more secure .
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