1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910781682103321

Titolo

Economic, political, and social issues of the Caucasus region [[electronic resource] /] / Arthur T. Laine, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2011

ISBN

1-61209-196-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (373 p.)

Collana

Caucasus region political, economic and security issues

Altri autori (Persone)

LaineArthur T

Disciplina

947.5/086

Soggetti

Social conflict - Caucasus - 21st century

Caucasus Politics and government 21st century

Caucasus Economic conditions 21st century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910830723603321

Titolo

Cable networks, services and management / / edited by Mehmet Toy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley, , [2015]

[Piscataqay, New Jersey] : , : IEEE Xplore, , [2015]

ISBN

1-119-00033-5

1-118-83761-4

1-119-00032-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (372 p.)

Collana

IEEE Press series on networks and services management ; ; [13]

Classificazione

TEC041000

Disciplina

384.068

Soggetti

Integrated services digital networks

Internet service providers - Management

Home computer networks

Cable television

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface vii -- Contributors ix -- 1 INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW 1 -- 1.1 Introduction 1 -- 1.2 Residential Network Architectures and Services 2 -- 1.3 OAMPT (Operations, Administration, Maintenance, Provisioning, Troubleshooting) for Residential Services 4 -- 1.4 Business Network Architectures and Services 6 -- 1.5 OAMPT for Business Services 7 -- 1.6 Future Directions in Cable Networks, Services and Management 8 -- 2 RESIDENTIAL NETWORK ARCHITECTURES AND SERVICES 11 -- 2.1 Introduction 11 -- 2.2 DOCSIS 3.0/3.1 Architecture and Services 12 -- 2.3 PacketCable Architecture and Services 22 -- 2.4 Ims Architecture and Services 26 -- 2.5 Iptv Architecture and Services 34 -- 2.6 Cdn Architecture and Services 45 -- 2.7 Ccap Architectures and Services 53 -- 2.8 Wi-Fi Architecture and Services 69 -- 2.9 Conclusion 78 -- References 80 -- 3 OPERATIONS, ADMINISTRATION, MAINTENANCE, PROVISIONING, AND TROUBLESHOOTING FOR RESIDENTIAL SERVICES 84 -- 3.1 Introduction 84 -- 3.2 Operational Systems and Management Architectures 85 -- 3.3 Service Orders 89 -- 3.4 Provisioning 91 -- 3.5 Fault Management 92 -- 3.6 Performance Management 94 -- 3.7 Billing Systems and



Formats 97 -- 3.8 Security 99 -- 3.9 Conclusion 131 -- References 132 -- 4 BUSINESS NETWORK ARCHITECTURES AND SERVICES 134 -- 4.1 Introduction 134 -- 4.2 Metro Ethernet Architecture and Services 135 -- 4.3 DPoE Architecture and Services 161 -- 4.4 EPoC Architecture and Services 168 -- 4.5 Business Voice 171 -- 4.6 Conclusion 180 -- References 181 -- 5 OPERATIONS, ADMINISTRATION, MAINTENANCE, PROVISIONING, AND TROUBLESHOOTING FOR BUSINESS SERVICES 183 -- 5.1 Introduction 183 -- 5.2 Operations Systems and Management Architectures 184 -- 5.3 Service Orders 196 -- 5.4 Provisioning 205 -- 5.5 Fault Management 224 -- 5.6 Performance Management 230 -- 5.7 Billing Systems and Formats 235 -- 5.8 Security 236 -- 5.9 Conclusion 241 -- References 243 -- 6 FUTURE DIRECTIONS IN CABLE NETWORKS, SERVICES AND MANAGEMENT 246 6.1 Introduction 246.

6.2 Cloud Services 247 -- 6.3 Virtualization 274 -- 6.4 Network Functions Virtualization 295 -- 6.5 Software-Defined Networks 297 -- 6.6 Self-Managed Networks 318 -- 6.7 Conclusion 337 -- References 338 -- Index 341.

Sommario/riassunto

"This book will focus on residential and commercial services provided by MSOs (Multiple System Operators), the networks supporting these services, and management of networks and services. The book will cover current technologies used by MSOs and future directions pointing out areas requiring further research"--



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911046583303321

Autore

Higgins Kathleen Marie

Titolo

The music between us : is music a universal language? / / Kathleen Marie Higgins

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2012

ISBN

9786613530011

9781280126154

1280126159

9780226333274

0226333272

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (291 p.)

Classificazione

LR 56820

Disciplina

781/.1

Soggetti

Communication in music

Music - Social aspects

Music and language

Intercultural communication in the performing arts

Music - Philosophy and aesthetics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Other people's music -- Musical animals -- What's involved in sounding human? -- Cross-cultural understanding -- The music of language -- Musical synesthesia -- A song in your heart -- Comfort and joy -- Beyond ethnocentrism.

Sommario/riassunto

From our first social bonding as infants to the funeral rites that mark our passing, music plays an important role in our lives, bringing us closer to one another. In The Music between Us, philosopher Kathleen Marie Higgins investigates this role, examining the features of human perception that enable music's uncanny ability to provoke, despite its myriad forms across continents and throughout centuries, the sense of a shared human experience.                Drawing on disciplines such as philosophy, psychology, musicology, linguistics, and anthropology, Higgin