We introduce a methodology for establishing a connection between two nodes of a broadband network, that allows for securing sufficient resources at every intermediate node along the selected route, and thereby guarantee Quality of Service. We describe how a Virtual Path (VP) mechanism may be implemented within our framework, and compare the performance achieved by such a scheme with that of a V...

AnoNotify is a service for private, timely and low-cost online notifications. We present the design and security arguments behind AnoNotify, as well as an evaluation of its cost. AnoNotify is based on mixnetworks, Bloom filters and shards. We present a security definition and security proofs for AnoNotify. We then discuss a number of applications, including notifications for incoming messages i...

The type of the applications for which Internet is being used has changed over the years. Multimedia applications, Real-time applications and Game playing require Quality of service. IEEE has proposed IEEE 802.11e, a quality of service extension to the wireless LAN standard IEEE 802.11. In this paper service differentiation ability of 802.11e is evaluated. Identical traffic is considered for al...

Intelligent Transport Services expect availability of the secure seamless communications solutions typically covering widely spread areas. Different ITS solutions require different portfolio of telecommunications service quality. These parameters have to correspond with ITS service performance parameters required by specific service. Even though quite extensive range of public wireless data ser...

The study determined the willingness and capacity of poultry farmers to pay for extension services in Nasarawa State, Nigeria. At this research used a sample size of 120 poultry farmers. Simple descriptive statistics, Kuppuswamy scale and Logit regression model were used data analysis. The results showed that majority of the poultry farmers (87.5%) indicated their willingness to pay for extensi...

Since 1957, there has been major reorganization of health care services in Malaysia. This article assesses the changes and challenges in health care delivery in Malaysia and how the management in health care processes has evolved over the years including equitable health care and health care financing. The health care service in Malaysia is changing towards wellness service as opposed to illnes...