The Swiss Network Operators Group (SwiNOG) is a Swiss counterpart to
NANOG. Like NANOG, SwiNOG operates a
mailing list
A mailing list is a collection of names and addresses used by an individual or an organization to send material to multiple recipients.
Mailing lists are often rented or sold. If rented, the renter agrees to use the mailing list only at contra ...
for operators of Swiss data networks, including
ISPs ISPS may refer to:
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: prenyl pyrophosphate \rightleftharpoons isoprene + diphosphate
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.
Events
Twice a year the community gathers in
Bern
Bern (), or Berne (), ; ; ; . is the ''de facto'' Capital city, capital of Switzerland, referred to as the "federal city".; ; ; . According to the Swiss constitution, the Swiss Confederation intentionally has no "capital", but Bern has gov ...
, the capitol of Switzerland for a social gathering containing technical presentations and of course direct interaction between the people in the community. Usually these talks are very technical and can contain various topics related to the work of network operators like
out-of-band management
In systems management, out-of-band management (OOB; also lights-out management or LOM) is a process for accessing and managing devices and infrastructure at remote locations through a separate management plane from the production network. OOB all ...
. Of course there are also more high-level presentations like the one about
SDN and
NFV. Usually some months before the event, someone from the SwiNOG-Core-Team sends out a
CfP.
On a monthly basis, Steven Glogger is also organizing the SwiNOG Beer Events. In the past there where already more than 100 events, taken place in the city of
Zürich
Zurich (; ) is the list of cities in Switzerland, largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich. , the municipality had 448,664 inhabitants. The ...
, a social gathering where people talk about technology, their employer and sometimes also about customers but mainly to exchange information to each other in an offline mode.
History
See also
*
Internet network operators' group Internet network operators' groups (NOGs) are informal, country-based, or regional groups that exist to provide forums for Internet network operators to discuss matters of mutual interest, usually through a combination of mailing lists and annual co ...
References
External links
*{{official website, http://www.swinog.ch/
SwiNOG Federationa non-profit organisation representing Swiss SME Internet access and service providers.
Internet in Switzerland
Internet Network Operators' Groups
Electronic mailing lists
Computer networking
History of the Internet
Information technology organisations based in Switzerland