This document gives an overview of the Next Steps in Signaling (NSIS) framework and protocol suite created by the NSIS Working Group during the period of 2001-2010. It also includes suggestions on how the industry can make use of the new protocols and how the community can exploit the extensibility of both the framework and existing protocols to address future signaling needs.

This threats document provides a detailed analysis of the security threats relevant to the Next Steps in Signaling (NSIS) protocol suite. It calls attention to, and helps with the understanding of, various security considerations in the NSIS Requirements, Framework, and Protocol proposals. This document does not describe vulnerabilities of specific parts of the NSIS protocol suite.

Even though the idea of benchmarking is not a new one to improve the performance of enterprises, the methods and tools which accompany its application are rarely formalized. Therefore, this paper presents a method of diagnosis and three methods of data analysis in order to realize the first five steps of the benchmarking process.

The control of tuberculosis remains an area of interest and concern. Some recent Lancet papers bring positive news, albeit with important questions left unanswered. Wang and colleagues' longitudinal study1 concluded that tuberculosis prevalence in China was reduced by shifting to the recommended approach based on directly observed treatment, short course (DOTS) for tuberculosis diagnosis and tr...