Amanda Peart

Quality of Service: Dynamic Authentication Bandwidth Management for the Wireless Environment

With the popularity of distributed applications such as BitTorrent and Peer 2 Peer (P2P) networks, coupled with the increase in mobility of end user devices, there is a requirement for dynamic bandwidth management. This paper proposes a dynamic wireless bandwidth management system that allocates bandwidth dynamically to users as they authenticate with a wireless access point (AP). As users log into the system and out on an adhoc basis the bandwidth is dynamically redistributed with each event.

Quality of Service in Wireless ATM for High Demand Multimedia Applications

This paper addresses the problems with Quality of Service (QoS) in the dynamically changing nature of wireless networks, specifically in providing high and maintainable levels of QoS for high demand multimedia applications. Providing an overview of current technologies and solutions to these issues with a particular focus on Mobiware - a middleware solution currently being researched at the Centre of Telecommunications Research, Columbia University, New York. This paper proposes a possible extension to Mobiware, a potential solution to providing guaranteed QoS in dynamic wireless networks for high demand multimedia content.

Voice over IP on Wireless Networks

Industry have adopted the Internet protocol (IP) standard to route data over their corporate networks, this enables them to maintain a single infrastructure, which in turn reduces their maintenance costs. The implementation of wireless fidelity (WiFi) networking has allowed users to access the corporate network whilst maintaining mobility. Voice over IP (VoIP) has primarily been used on wired networks, implementing this on a WiFi network would give greater flexibility to the user. Such a system would enable the corporate user to roam and collect calls from the corporate telecoms network. This paper investigates the problems currently encountered on existing wireless networks and analyses the requirements for achieving the QoS to support voice over IP on wireless networks

E-government Development in Nigeria, Bank Verification No (BVN) an Anti-Corruption Tool.

E-government has moved from just providing electronic information to citizens and customers alike to serving their needs. In developing countries like Nigeria, the enablement of egovernment is being used as an anti-corruption tool. The introduction of the Bank Verification Number (BVN) scheme by the Central Bank of Nigeria, has helped the government in not just saving money but also protecting customer’s transaction and enhancing confidence in the banking sector. This has helped curtail the high rate of cyber and financial crime that has been part of the system. The use of BVN as an anti-corruption tool in Nigeria came at a time there was need for openness, accountability and discipline, after years of robbing the treasury and recklessness in handling finances. As there has not been a defined method for measuring the strength or success of e-government development, in this case, BVN, in Nigeria, progress will remain at the same level. The implementation strategy of the BVN in Nigeria has mostly been a quick fix, quick win solution. In fact, there is little or no indication to show evidence of a framework for e-government. Like other leading countries, there is the need for proper implementation of strategy and framework especially towards a customer orientated process, which will accommodate every administrative body of the government institution. E-government development must have a strategy and framework for it to work, and this strategy must enclose every public administration and will not be limited to any individual bodies or organization. A defined framework or monitoring method must be put in place to help evaluate and benchmark government development in e-government. In comparative analyses of the existing methods, this paper will denote areas that must be included in the existing approach to be able to channel e-government development towards its defined strategic objectives.