ISP Survival Guide: Strategies for Running a Competitive ISP
Running a successful Internet Service Provider (ISP) requires excellence in many areas. Good ISPs must keep on top of all the technical issues involved in high-traffic Internet connectivity. They must deal with the public, including its most technically incompetent segments. On top of all that, they have to make a profit in a competitive business environment. ISP Survival Guide does a good job of explaining all sides of the industry.
Rather than tie his book to the specifics of particular hardware and software products, Geoff Huston explains ISP technologies without implementation details. He writes at great length about the various interior and exterior routing protocols without mentioning specific products. He also covers the pros and cons of various data-transmission technologies, including ATM, ISDN, Frame Relay, and other systems, in addition to analog modems. Huston pays attention to quality of service issues--a subject that is not well covered elsewhere.
ISP Survival Guide also provides insight into the business aspects of running an ISP. Huston provides specific dollar figures that you can use to estimate capital equipment purchase costs and per-account annual maintenance costs. The book also contains advice on doing business with other providers that youre connecting to. --David Wall
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ISP Survival Guide: Strategies for Running a Competitive ISP
Good outline, but a mediocre execution. (
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This book succeeds as a handbook--it is truly comprehensive. Unfortunately, it lacks depth in virtually every topic, and the writing is unacceptable--where was the editor?
Anyone in a management position within an ISP--or consulting for one--will be most effective in their job if they are familiar
General book for non specialist (
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I am non american, so that I cant evaluate the style of the author or his business capacity... Nevertheless, I think that this is one of the few books on this topic who presents a general view on ISP architecture and business. If someone knows an other book on this topic, I am interested in!! Its
Gran recurso de investigación para redes ISP (
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El libro muestra paso a paso las diferentes necesidades y actividades necesarias para diseñar una infraestructura ISP. Comenzando desde los aspectos teóricos de arquitectura, infraestrucutra, ruteo, administración de red, seguridad, etc; hasta los aspectos legales u organizacionales del ambiente
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