Networking Explained

by Michael A. Gallo

Approaching disability as a cultural construction rather than a medical pathology this book studies the impact of disability and concepts of disability on composers performers and listeners with disabilities as well as on discourse about music and works of music themselves For composers with disabilities like Beethoven Delius and Schumann awareness of the disability sharply inflects critical reception For performers with disabilities such as Itzhak Perlman and Evelyn Glennie the performance of disability and the performance of music are deeply intertwined For listeners with disabilities extraordinary bodies and minds may give rise to new ways of making sense of music In the stories that people tell about music and in the stories that music itself tells disability has long played a central but unrecognized role Some of these stories are narratives of overcoming the triumph of the human spirit over adversity but others are more nuanced tales of accommodation and acceptance of life with a non normative body or mind In all of these ways music both reflects and constructs disability Networking Explained 2E offers a comprehensive overview of computer networking with new chapters and sections to cover the latest developments in the field including voice and data wireless networking multimedia networking and network convergence Gallo and Hancock provide a sophisticated introduction to their subject in a clear readable format These two top networking experts answer hundreds of questions about hardware software standards and future directions in network technology Wireless networks Convergence of voice and data Multimedia networking networks TCP IP wireless Bluetooth networks TCP IP wireless Bluetooth Wireless networksConvergence of voice and dataMultimedia networking

Hardcover

First published March 31, 1999