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The Technical Side of Being an Internet Service Provider

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The Technical Side of Being an Internet Service Provider

This redbook provides information about building Internet Service
Provider (ISP) functionality. It focuses on the technical areas that
a business should be aware of when considering providing ISP services.

The redbook includes information on the services and procedures needed
to connect to the Internet backbone and the hardware choices not only
on the connection point but also acting as several function servers
on the network. Management concepts and procedures are included in
areas line security, accounting and network management.

:p.When providing a service on an ISP it is also important to know
the technical support needed for some Internet applications. This
redbook gives information on how to support these applications, which
include electronic commerce, E-mail, multimedia objects
manipulation and server hosting, such as HTTP, FTP and CHAT servers.

When building an ISP it is very important to know the security threats
and how to avoid them in different Internet applications. The redbook
outlines those threats and describes a security policy needed to
prevent them, including firewall, physical security, cryptography,
connection security and server security.

The redbook also details capacity planning procedures in
different ISP services and resources, with descriptions on
bandwidth allocation and the hardware size needed, telephone
lines provisioning, server sizes and considerations on future
planning and staffing.

The appendix gives a detailed technical description of the IBM
solution for the ISPs, including not only the hardware and software
needed but also a full set of services available through IBM.

This redbook will be helpful for anyone considering building,
designing or implementing ISP services. It will help readers to make
an informed decision about establishing an ISP. The information
presented here is primarily technical in nature and does not cover the
financial or legal aspects of running an ISP. It identifies IBM
solutions where available and, in some cases, solutions available from
other sources. General knowledge of the Internet and networking is
assumed.
Price: $57.00 $45.00
Pages: 382
Date Published: October 20, 1997
ISBN: 0738404217
Author: IBM Redbooks
Product Number: SG24-2133-00
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