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Curated BGP, DN42, IRR, RPKI and ASPA recordings from operator communities and training organisations.

BGP and routing-security video library

These recordings complement the structured courses. Watch beginner material first, reproduce the concepts in a lab and use current official documentation for production commands.

Beginner: routing and BGP

APNIC IPv4/IPv6 BGP workshop

  • Provider: APNIC
  • Language: English
  • Format: YouTube playlist
  • Level: Beginner to intermediate
  • Link:Watch the workshop playlist
  • Why it is useful: Starts with Internet and routing basics, then develops BGP and IPv6 topics.

Intro to BGP

  • Provider: APNIC
  • Language: English
  • Level: Beginner
  • Link:Watch on YouTube
  • Why it is useful: Direct introduction from the APNIC BGP workshop.

DE-CIX BGP webinar series

  • Provider: DE-CIX Academy
  • Language: English
  • Level: Beginner to intermediate
  • Link:Open the webinar series
  • YouTube:DE-CIX Academy playlist
  • Why it is useful: Explains prefixes, autonomous systems, peering and interconnection from an IXP perspective.

BGP und OSPF — wie das Internet funktioniert

  • Speaker: Christoph Egger
  • Event: FrOSCon 2016
  • Language: German
  • Duration: 49 minutes
  • Level: Beginner
  • Link:Watch on media.ccc.de
  • Why it is useful: Accessible explanation of Internet routing and experimentation with DN42.

iBGP Fundamentals

  • Event: Routing Days 2016
  • Language: German
  • Duration: 14 minutes
  • Level: Intermediate
  • Link:Watch on media.ccc.de
  • Why it is useful: Concise introduction to using BGP inside an autonomous system.

Practice networks and DN42

Routing and DN42 — a network to learn and practise

  • Speaker: Frederic Jaeckel
  • Event: Easterhegg 2010
  • Language: English
  • Duration: 42 minutes
  • Level: Beginner to intermediate
  • Link:Watch on media.ccc.de
  • Why it is useful: Historical introduction to DN42's purpose and architecture.
  • Caution: Use the current DN42 wiki for present-day registry and configuration details.

BGP policy and communities

BGP communities 101

  • Speaker: Gert Döring
  • Event: DENOG10, 2018
  • Language: English
  • Duration: 31 minutes
  • Level: Intermediate
  • Link:Watch on media.ccc.de
  • Why it is useful: Practical explanation of communities and common policy use cases.

Protect your edge, BGP security made simple

  • Speaker: Theo Voss
  • Event: DENOG, 2016
  • Language: English
  • Duration: 26 minutes
  • Level: Intermediate
  • Link:Watch on media.ccc.de
  • Why it is useful: Shows how filtering, generated policy, RPKI and other controls fit into an operational edge design.

IRR, RPSL and route-filter generation

The whois protocol for Internet routing policy

  • Speakers: Ties de Kock and becha
  • Event: 38C3, 2024
  • Language: English and German audio tracks
  • Duration: 54 minutes
  • Level: Intermediate
  • Link:Watch on media.ccc.de
  • Why it is useful: Explains IRR, RPSL, whois, filter generation, trust limitations and the relationship with RPKI.

RPKI and origin validation

RPKI

  • Speaker: Martin Hoffmann
  • Event: DENOG10, 2018
  • Language: English
  • Duration: 8 minutes
  • Level: Beginner
  • Link:Watch on media.ccc.de
  • Why it is useful: Very short conceptual introduction.

Securing your Router with RPKI

  • Event: GPN19, 2019
  • Language: English
  • Duration: 25 minutes
  • Level: Intermediate
  • Link:Watch on media.ccc.de
  • Why it is useful: A small-ISP perspective on deploying validation with free software.
  • Caution: Use current validator and router documentation for commands and rollout decisions.

BGP Routing Security: Hijacks vs RPKI

  • Provider: RIPE NCC at NetUK
  • Language: English
  • Level: Beginner to intermediate
  • Link:Watch on YouTube
  • Why it is useful: Introduces hijacks, RPKI fundamentals and the importance of route-origin validation.

RIPE NCC BGP webinar recordings

  • Provider: RIPE NCC
  • Language: English
  • Level: Beginner to advanced
  • Link:Open the recording collection
  • Included topics: Internet Routing Registry, Introduction to RPKI, Deploying RPKI, and BGP filtering.

RIPE NCC Academy video library

ASPA and route leaks

ASPA in the RPKI Dashboard

  • Speaker: Tim Bruijnzeels
  • Event: RIPE 91, 2025
  • Language: English
  • Level: Intermediate to advanced
  • Link:Watch the RIPE 91 recording
  • Why it is useful: Explains ASPA concepts and how they appear in the RIPE NCC dashboard.

Why is ASPA still a draft?

  • Speaker: Maria Matejka
  • Event: RIPE 92, 2026
  • Language: English
  • Level: Advanced
  • Link:Watch the RIPE 92 recording
  • Why it is useful: Explains the remaining standardisation and deployment questions.

Six Months of ASPA

  • Speaker: Tim Bruijnzeels
  • Event: RIPE 92, 2026
  • Language: English
  • Level: Advanced
  • Link:Watch the RIPE 92 recording
  • Why it is useful: Early operational lessons from ASPA signing in the RIPE region.

Do not drop ASPA invalids of the last resort

  • Speaker: Ondřej Caletka
  • Event: RIPE 92, 2026
  • Language: English
  • Level: Advanced
  • Link:Watch the RIPE 92 recording
  • Why it is useful: A practical warning about edge cases and premature rejection policy.

Suggested viewing order

  1. APNIC Routing Fundamentals course.
  2. APNIC Introduction to BGP course or workshop playlist.
  3. DE-CIX BGP webinar series.
  4. BGP und OSPF or Routing and DN42.
  5. BGP communities 101.
  6. RIPE NCC IRR and filtering webinar.
  7. RIPE NCC Introduction to RPKI and Deploying RPKI recordings.
  8. Securing your Router with RPKI.
  9. ASPA in the RPKI Dashboard.
  10. The RIPE 92 ASPA deployment and caution talks.