North American Network Operators' Group

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North American Network Operators' Group
AbbreviationNANOG
FoundedFebruary 1994;31 years ago (1994-02)
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Website www.nanog.org OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

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]

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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] [ 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

  1. ↑ "NANOG, ICANN Wiki, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
  2. ↑ NANOG Survey Results
  3. ↑ "The NANOG Archives". mailman.nanog.org. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Mail List Charter and Policy". Archived from the original on January 23, 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Original 1994 NANOG charter". Archived from the original on December 23, 2008.
  6. ↑ "North American Network Operators Group to formally organize", Internet Governance Project (IGP), 17 April 2010
  7. ↑ "Financial Information". NANOG. Archived from the original on August 4, 2012.
  8. ↑ Membership Policy Statement, NewNANOG
  9. ↑ "What is NANOG On The Road? | North American Network Operators Group". www.nanog.org. Archived from the original on August 5, 2013.
  10. ↑ NewNOG corporate documents Archived 2011-03-16 at the Wayback Machine , including Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws
  11. ↑ New Agreement Transfers NANOG Trademark and Resources, press release, Merit Network, Inc., February 1, 2011.
  12. ↑ "Important NANOG/NewNOG Changes", American Registry for Internet Numbers, 7 February 2011
  13. ↑ NANOG Steering Committee page on the NANOG Web site
  14. ↑ NANOG Program Committee page on the NANOG Web site.
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