Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Preface
About This Book
Sun BluePrints Program
Who Should Read This Book
Before You Read This Book
Introducing FijiNet
How This Book Is Organized
Ordering Sun Documentation
Accessing Sun Documentation Online
Recommended Publications
Using UNIX Commands
Typographic Conventions
Shell Prompts in Command Examples
Sun Welcomes Your Comments
Chapter 1: Introduction
Defining an ISP and Its Architecture. Identifying Market Trends. Value Proposition. Market Positioning. Present and Future
Trends. Obtaining Market Data. Challenges in Becoming an ISP. Key Challenges. Considerations. Requirements. Alternative
Approach.
Chapter 2: Formulating Design Requirements
Formulating Requirements for a Design. Obtain Requirements. Evaluate Requirements. Establish Assumptions. Determine Design
Trade-Offs. Address Architectural Limitations. Formulating Requirements for FijiNet. Obtain Requirements for FijiNet. Evaluate
Requirements for FijiNet. Establish Assumptions for FijiNet. Determine Design Trade-Offs for FijiNet. Address Architectural
Limitations for FijiNet.
Chapter 3: Establishing an Architectural Model
Understanding the Model. Identifying Key Components. ISP Services. Operating Environment. Operating Platform. Applying
Architectural Principles. Scalability. Availability. Reliability. Manageability. Adaptability. Security. Performance. Open System.
Applying the Model to FijiNet. Identify Key Components for FijiNet. Apply Architectural Principles to FijiNet.
Chapter 4: Creating a Logical Design
Creating a High-Level Framework. Identify High-Level Topology. Identify Services Within the Topology. Define Service Flows.
Define Networking Components. Creating a High-Level Framework for FijiNet. Identify High-Level Topology for FijiNet. Identify
Services Within the FijiNet Topology. Define Service Flows for FijiNet. Define Networking Components for FijiNet.
Chapter 5: Creating a Physical Design
Creating a High-Level Network Design. Build a Network Design Diagram. Create IP Address Schema. Planning Capacity.
Estimate Software Capacity. Estimate Server Capacity. Estimate Network Capacity. Creating a Network Design for FijiNet. Build
a Network Design Diagram for FijiNet. Create IP Address Schema for FijiNet. Planning Capacity for FijiNet. Estimate Software
Capacity for FijiNet. Estimate Server Capacity for FijiNet. Estimate Network Capacity for FijiNet.
Chapter 6: Selecting Components
Selecting Software. Choose Software for Basic Services. Choose Software for Value-Added Services. Choose Software for
Infrastructure Services. Choose Software for Operation and Management Services. Choose an Operating Environment.
Selecting Servers. Determine Server Types. Choose Enterprise Servers. Choose Storage Equipment. Selecting Network
Components. Choose Routers and Switches. Choose Load Balancers. Choose Firewalls. Choose Intrusion Detection System
(IDS). Choose Console Servers. Choose Network Access Servers. Selecting Hardware Rack Equipment. Selecting Software for
FijiNet. Choose Software for FijiNet's Basic Services. Choose Software for FijiNet's Infrastructure Services. Choose Software
for FijiNet's Operation and Management Services. Choose Operating Environment for FijiNet. Selecting Servers for FijiNet.
Determine Server Types for FijiNet. Choose Server Equipment for FijiNet. Choose Storage Equipment for FijiNet. Selecting
Network Components for FijiNet. Choose Routers and Switches. Choose Load Balancers. Choose Firewalls. Choose Intrusion
Detection Systems. Choose Console Servers. Choose Network Access Servers. Selecting Hardware Rack Equipment for FijiNet.
Chapter 7: Implementing a Solution
Implementing a Prototype. Implementing a Design. Apply an Incremental Approach. Test and Optimize Your Implementation.
Implementing an Operating Platform. Implementing an Operating System. Implementing Infrastructure Services. Implementing
Basic Services. Implementing Value-Added Services. Adapting to Changes. Usage Pattern Changes. Technology Changes.
Business Strategy Changes.
Appendix A: Questions for Obtaining Design Requirements
General Questions. Business-Related Questions. Support Questions. Systems and Network Management Questions. End-User
Questions. Registration Questions. Customer Care Questions. Billing System Questions. Service Availability Questions. Security
Questions. Demographic Questions. Networking Questions. Dial-up Questions. Directory Questions. Email Questions. Web
Hosting Questions. Search Engine Questions. Caching Proxy Questions. Internet Relay Chat Questions. FTP Questions. Internet
News Questions. Development and Staging Questions.
Appendix B: Sample Network Configurations
Cisco 2651 Router. Cisco 3512-XL Switch. Cisco PIX 525 Firewall. Cisco AS 5400 Access Server. Cisco AS 2511 Console
Server.
Appendix C: Sample DNS Configurations
External DNS Configurations. Primary External Server. Secondary External Servers. Internal DNS Configurations. Primary
Internal Server. Secondary Internal Servers.
Appendix D: DHCP Server Configuration
Appendix E: NTP Server Configuration
Appendix F: DNS Benchmark Data for Sun Enterprise Servers
Benchmark Data for BIND v8.1.2. Benchmark Data for BIND v8.2.2-P7. Benchmark Data for BIND v9.1.0.
Appendix G: Network Capacity
North American Digital Hierarchy. Committee of European Postal and Telephone Hierarchy. Synchronous Digital Hierarchy.
Appendix H: HTTP Throughput
Appendix I: Port and Protocol List
Bibliography
Index
