diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3105407..ed581cb 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ set( sources
   src/pke.cpp
   src/base64.cpp
   src/udp_socket.cpp
+  src/asio.cpp
 )
 setup_library( fc SOURCES ${sources} )
 
diff --git a/include/fc/signals.hpp b/include/fc/signals.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c28c8c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/fc/signals.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#ifndef _FC_SIGNALS_HPP
+#define _FC_SIGNALS_HPP
+#include <boost/signal.hpp>
+#include <fc/future.hpp>
+#include <fc/thread.hpp>
+
+namespace fc {
+   template<typename T>
+   using signal = boost::signal<T>;
+
+   template<typename T>
+   inline T wait( boost::signal<void(T)>& sig, const microseconds& timeout_us=microseconds::max() ) {
+     typename promise<T>::ptr p(new promise<T>());
+     boost::signals::scoped_connection c = sig.connect( [=]( T t ) { p->set_value(t); } ); 
+     return p->wait( timeout_us ); 
+   }
+
+   inline void wait( boost::signal<void()>& sig, const microseconds& timeout_us=microseconds::max() ) {
+     promise<void>::ptr p(new promise<void>());
+     boost::signals::scoped_connection c = sig.connect( [=]() { p->set_value(); } ); 
+     p->wait( timeout_us ); 
+   }
+} 
+
+#endif
diff --git a/include/fc/time.hpp b/include/fc/time.hpp
index 6f0d853..247297e 100644
--- a/include/fc/time.hpp
+++ b/include/fc/time.hpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ namespace fc {
         int64_t      _count; 
   };
   inline microseconds seconds( int64_t s ) { return microseconds( s * 1000000 ); }
+  inline microseconds milliseconds( int64_t s ) { return microseconds( s * 1000 ); }
 
   class time_point { 
     public:
diff --git a/src/asio.cpp b/src/asio.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9a2e0c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/asio.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+#include <fc/asio.hpp>
+#include <fc/thread.hpp>
+#include <boost/thread.hpp>
+
+namespace fc {
+  namespace asio {
+    namespace detail {
+        void read_write_handler( const promise<size_t>::ptr& p, const boost::system::error_code& ec, size_t bytes_transferred ) {
+            if( !ec ) p->set_value(bytes_transferred);
+            else p->set_exception( fc::copy_exception( boost::system::system_error(ec) ) );
+        }
+        void read_write_handler_ec( promise<size_t>* p, boost::system::error_code* oec, const boost::system::error_code& ec, size_t bytes_transferred ) {
+            p->set_value(bytes_transferred);
+            *oec = ec;
+        }
+        void error_handler( const promise<boost::system::error_code>::ptr& p, 
+                              const boost::system::error_code& ec ) {
+            p->set_value(ec);
+        }
+
+        void error_handler_ec( promise<boost::system::error_code>* p, 
+                              const boost::system::error_code& ec ) {
+            p->set_value(ec);
+        }
+
+        template<typename EndpointType, typename IteratorType>
+        void resolve_handler( 
+                             const typename promise<std::vector<EndpointType> >::ptr& p,
+                             const boost::system::error_code& ec, 
+                             IteratorType itr) {
+            if( !ec ) {
+                std::vector<EndpointType> eps;
+                while( itr != IteratorType() ) {
+                    eps.push_back(*itr);
+                    ++itr;
+                }
+                p->set_value( eps );
+            } else {
+                p->set_exception( fc::copy_exception( boost::system::system_error(ec) ) );
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    boost::asio::io_service& default_io_service() {
+        static boost::asio::io_service*      io = new boost::asio::io_service();
+        static boost::asio::io_service::work the_work(*io);
+        static boost::thread                 io_t([=] { fc::thread::current().set_name("asio1"); io->run(); });
+        static boost::thread                 io_t2([=]{ fc::thread::current().set_name("asio2"); io->run(); });
+        static boost::thread                 io_t3([=]{ fc::thread::current().set_name("asio3"); io->run(); });
+        return *io;
+    }
+
+    namespace tcp {
+        std::vector<boost::asio::ip::tcp::endpoint> resolve( const std::string& hostname, const std::string& port) {
+            resolver res( fc::asio::default_io_service() );
+            promise<std::vector<boost::asio::ip::tcp::endpoint> >::ptr p( new promise<std::vector<boost::asio::ip::tcp::endpoint> >() );
+            res.async_resolve( boost::asio::ip::tcp::resolver::query(hostname,port), 
+                             boost::bind( detail::resolve_handler<boost::asio::ip::tcp::endpoint,resolver_iterator>, p, _1, _2 ) );
+            return p->wait();;
+        }
+    }
+    namespace udp {
+                std::vector<udp::endpoint> resolve( resolver& r, const std::string& hostname, const std::string& port) {
+                resolver res( fc::asio::default_io_service() );
+                promise<std::vector<endpoint> >::ptr p( new promise<std::vector<endpoint> >() );
+                res.async_resolve( resolver::query(hostname,port), 
+                                    boost::bind( detail::resolve_handler<endpoint,resolver_iterator>, p, _1, _2 ) );
+                return p->wait();
+        }
+    }
+  
+} } // namespace fc::asio
diff --git a/src/udp_socket.cpp b/src/udp_socket.cpp
index c178151..bd5eb64 100644
--- a/src/udp_socket.cpp
+++ b/src/udp_socket.cpp
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ namespace fc {
     }
   }
   void   udp_socket::close() {
-    my->_sock->cancel(); 
+    my->_sock.cancel(); 
     my->_sock.close();
   }