The most effective solution to cope with the ever increasing bandwidth demands is by using Ethernet Passive Optical Network (EPON). Thus, there are needs in introducing an EPON subject for Engineering Postgraduate students. However, since networking is a subject that is not easy to visualize,...

This paper introduces the OptiSystem software as an alternative to support the Optoelectronics and Fiber Optics laboratory in Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN). In recent years, communication engineering has been focusing on wireless technology and optical communication to achieve seamless and...

We extend the family of Poisson and negative binomial models to derive the joint distribution of clustered count outcomes with extra zeros. Two random effects models are formulated. The first model assumes a shared random effects term between the conditional probability of perfect zeros and the...

Compensation management literature highlights that income has three major features: salary, bonus and allowance. If the level and/or amount of income are distributed to employees based on proper rules this may increase pay satisfaction. More importantly, a thorough investigation in this area...