North American Network Operators' Group
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The North American Network Operators' Group (NANOG) is a forum for the coordination and dissemination of information to backbone/enterprise networking technologies and operational practices.[1] It runs meetings, talks, surveys,[2] and a mailing list for Internet service providers. The main method of communication is the NANOG mailing list (known informally as NANOG-l), a free mailing list to which anyone may subscribe or post.[3][4]
History
NANOG evolved from the NSFNET "Regional-Techs" meetings, where technical staff from the regional networks met to discuss operational issues. At the February 1994 regional tech meeting in San Diego, the group revised its charter[5] to include a broader base of network service providers and subsequently adopted NANOG as its new name. NANOG was organized by Merit Network, a non-profit Michigan organization, from 1994 through 2011, when it was transferred to NewNOG.[6]
Funding
Funding for NANOG originally came from the National Science Foundation as part of two projects Merit undertook in partnership with NSF and other organizations: the NSFNET Backbone Service and the Routing Arbiter project. All NANOG funds came from conference registration fees and donations from vendors,[7]Template:Full citation needed and starting in 2011, membership dues.[8]
Meetings
NANOG meetings are held three times each year and include presentations, tutorials, and BOFs (Birds of a Feather meetings).[5] There are also lightning talks, where speakers can submit brief presentations (no longer than 10 minutes) on a very short term. Conference participants typically include senior engineering staff from tier 1 and tier 2 ISPs. In addition to the conferences, NANOG On the Road events offer single-day networking events.[9]
NANOG meetings are organized by NewNOG, Inc.,[10] a Delaware non-profit organization, which took over responsibility for NANOG from the Merit Network in February 2011.[11][12] Meetings are hosted by NewNOG and other organizations from the U.S. and Canada. Overall leadership is provided by the NANOG Steering Committee,[13] established in 2005, and a Program Committee.[14]
See also
References
External links
- Template:Official website
- Routing Arbiter Project
- CIO official website
- Ripe Labs - Network operations
- ↑ "NANOG, ICANN Wiki, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
- ↑ NANOG Survey Results
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- ↑ "North American Network Operators Group to formally organize", Internet Governance Project (IGP), 17 April 2010
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- ↑ Membership Policy Statement, NewNANOG
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- ↑ NewNOG corporate documents Template:Webarchive, including Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws
- ↑ New Agreement Transfers NANOG Trademark and Resources, press release, Merit Network, Inc., February 1, 2011.
- ↑ "Important NANOG/NewNOG Changes", American Registry for Internet Numbers, 7 February 2011
- ↑ NANOG Steering Committee page on the NANOG Web site
- ↑ NANOG Program Committee page on the NANOG Web site.