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Training Courses

We invite you to attend our upcoming training courses in Riga, Latvia, taking place from 1 - 2 June 2026.

RIPE NCC members can register for any or all of these courses for free.

Mon, 1 June 2026 IPv6 Fundamentals Training Course

The IPv6 Fundamentals Training Course is a one-day course that tackles what IPv6 is and why it's needed in today’s networks. It also includes basic information on how to plan your deployment and addressing plans.

You should attend this training course if you are part of the staff of a Local Internet Registry (LIR) and if you:

  • Are thinking about deploying IPv6 in your organisation
  • Have been told you need to deploy IPv6
  • Need to convince your manager that IPv6 must be deployed
  • Looked at an IPv6 address and thought it was too complicated to deploy in your network

Tue, 2 June 2026 BGP Routing Security Training Course

BGP Routing Security is a one-day course covering different aspects of the security of BGP. The participant will gain insight and a high-level understanding of the need for security in BGP, the main threats it faces and the main security measures that can be applied nowadays. Some future developments on the topic will also be covered. The course includes theory and hands-on exercises.

To attend this course, you need a good knowledge of TCP/IP and IP routing, experience with routing protocols (IGPs, but mostly BGP), and an understanding of the different BGP routing relationships (Peer, Provider, IXP peering, Customer).

You should attend this training course if you are using, or plan to use, BGP in your network and want to know more about the potential threats and the security solutions available to make your BGP routing more secure.