The Competitive Internet Service Provider
Network Architecture, Interconnection, Traffic Engineering and Network Design
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Beschreibung
Due to the dramatic increase in competition over the last fewyears, it has become more and more important for Internet ServiceProviders (ISPs) to run an efficient business and offer an adequateQuality of Service. The Competitive Internet ServiceProvider is a comprehensive guide for those seeking to do justthat.
Oliver Heckmann approaches the issue from a system point ofview, looking not only at running a network, but also at connectingthe network with peering and transit partners or planning theexpansion of the network.
The Competitive Internet Service Provider:
* Offers an advanced reference on the topic, drawing onstate-of-the art research in network technology.
* Clearly defines the criteria enabling ISPs to operate with thegreatest efficiency and deliver adequate Quality of Service.
* Discusses the implications of the future multiservice Internetand multimedia applications such as Voice over IP, peer-to-peer, ornetwork games.
* Delivers a comparative evaluation of different feasible Qualityof Service approaches.
* Explores scientific methods such as queuing theory, networkcalculus, and optimization theory.
* Illustrates concepts throughout with mathematical models andsimulations.
This invaluable reference will provide academic and industrialresearchers in the field of network and communications technology,graduate students on telecommunications courses, as well as ISPmanagers, engineers and technicians, equipment manufacturers andconsultants, with an understanding of the concepts and issuesinvolved in running a successful ISP.
Autor*in
Oliver M. Heckmann
Themen in »The Competitive Internet Service Provider«
Business & Management Communication Technology - Networks Electrical & Electronics Engineering Elektrotechnik u. Elektronik Kommunikationsnetze Strategic Management Strategisches Management Wirtschaft u. Management