diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 50a0437..56a12eb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ Performance data: [performence.xlsx](performence.xlsx)
 
 ## Reference
 
- * [http://www.drdobbs.com/lock-free-data-structures/184401865](http://www.drdobbs.com/lock-free-data-structures/184401865)
- * [https://www.codeproject.com/Articles/153898/Yet-another-implementation-of-a-lock-free-circular](https://www.codeproject.com/Articles/153898/Yet-another-implementation-of-a-lock-free-circular)
- * [http://www.cnblogs.com/gaochundong/p/lock_free_programming.html](http://www.cnblogs.com/gaochundong/p/lock_free_programming.html)
- * [https://coolshell.cn/articles/8239.html](https://coolshell.cn/articles/8239.html)
+ * [Lock-Free Data Structures | Dr Dobb's](http://www.drdobbs.com/lock-free-data-structures/184401865)
+ * [Yet another implementation of a lock-free circular array queue | CodeProject](https://www.codeproject.com/Articles/153898/Yet-another-implementation-of-a-lock-free-circular)
+ * [Lock-Free 编程 | 匠心十年 - 博客园](http://www.cnblogs.com/gaochundong/p/lock_free_programming.html)
+ * [无锁队列的实现 | 酷 壳 - CoolShell](https://coolshell.cn/articles/8239.html)
+ * [Implementing Condition Variables with Semaphores](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/wp-content/uploads/2004/12/ImplementingCVs.pdf)
diff --git a/src/platform/waiter_win.h b/src/platform/waiter_win.h
index 8715ace..7db2d15 100644
--- a/src/platform/waiter_win.h
+++ b/src/platform/waiter_win.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <Windows.h>
 
 #include <atomic>
+#include <tuple>
 
 #include "rw_lock.h"
 #include "pool_alloc.h"
@@ -13,59 +14,112 @@
 namespace ipc {
 namespace detail {
 
-class waiter {
-    long volatile counter_ = 0;
-    spin_lock     lock_;
+class semaphore {
+    HANDLE h_ = NULL;
 
 public:
-    using handle_t = HANDLE;
-
-    constexpr static handle_t invalid() {
-        return NULL;
+    friend bool operator==(semaphore const & s1, semaphore const & s2) {
+        return s1.h_ == s2.h_;
     }
 
+    template <typename Str>
+    semaphore& open(Str const & name, long count = 0, long limit = LONG_MAX) {
+        h_ = ::CreateSemaphore(NULL, count, limit, name.c_str());
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    void close() {
+        ::CloseHandle(h_);
+    }
+
+    bool wait() {
+        return ::WaitForSingleObject(h_, INFINITE) == WAIT_OBJECT_0;
+    }
+
+    bool post(long count = 1) {
+        if (count <= 0) return true;
+        return !!::ReleaseSemaphore(h_, count, NULL);
+    }
+};
+
+class mutex : public semaphore {
+    using semaphore::wait;
+    using semaphore::post;
+
+public:
+    template <typename Str>
+    mutex& open(Str const & name) {
+        semaphore::open(name, 1, 1);
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    bool lock  () { return semaphore::wait(); }
+    bool unlock() { return semaphore::post(); }
+};
+
+class waiter {
+    long volatile counter_ = 0;
+
+public:
+    using handle_t = std::tuple<semaphore, semaphore, mutex>;
+
+    static handle_t invalid() {
+        return handle_t {};
+    }
+
+private:
+    semaphore& s(handle_t& h) { return std::get<0>(h); }
+    semaphore& w(handle_t& h) { return std::get<1>(h); }
+    mutex    & x(handle_t& h) { return std::get<2>(h); }
+
+public:
     handle_t open(char const * name) {
         if (name == nullptr || name[0] == '\0') return invalid();
-        return ::CreateSemaphore(NULL, 0, LONG_MAX, ipc::detail::to_tchar(name).c_str());
+        std::string n = name;
+        return handle_t {
+            semaphore {}.open(ipc::detail::to_tchar(n + "__S__")),
+            semaphore {}.open(ipc::detail::to_tchar(n + "__W__")),
+            mutex     {}.open(ipc::detail::to_tchar(n + "__X__"))
+        };
     }
 
-    void close(handle_t h) {
+    void close(handle_t& h) {
         if (h == invalid()) return;
-        ::CloseHandle(h);
+        x(h).close();
+        w(h).close();
+        s(h).close();
     }
 
     template <typename F>
-    bool wait_if(handle_t h, F&& pred) {
+    bool wait_if(handle_t& h, F&& pred) {
         if (h == invalid()) return false;
         {
-            IPC_UNUSED_ auto guard = ipc::detail::unique_lock(lock_);
+            IPC_UNUSED_ auto guard = ipc::detail::unique_lock(x(h));
             if (!std::forward<F>(pred)()) return true;
             ++ counter_;
         }
-        return ::WaitForSingleObject(h, INFINITE) == WAIT_OBJECT_0;
+        if (!s(h).wait()) return false;
+        return w(h).post();
     }
 
-    void notify(handle_t h) {
+    void notify(handle_t& h) {
         if (h == invalid()) return;
-        {
-            IPC_UNUSED_ auto guard = ipc::detail::unique_lock(lock_);
-            if (counter_ == 0) return;
+        IPC_UNUSED_ auto guard = ipc::detail::unique_lock(x(h));
+        if (counter_ > 0) {
+            s(h).post();
             -- counter_;
-            ::ReleaseSemaphore(h, 1, NULL);
+            w(h).wait();
         }
-        ::Sleep(1);
     }
 
-    void broadcast(handle_t h) {
+    void broadcast(handle_t& h) {
         if (h == invalid()) return;
-        {
-            IPC_UNUSED_ auto guard = ipc::detail::unique_lock(lock_);
-            if (counter_ == 0) return;
-            long all_count = counter_;
-            counter_ = 0;
-            ::ReleaseSemaphore(h, all_count, NULL);
+        IPC_UNUSED_ auto guard = ipc::detail::unique_lock(x(h));
+        s(h).post(counter_);
+        while (counter_ > 0) {
+            -- counter_;
+            w(h).wait();
         }
-        ::Sleep(1);
     }
 };
 
diff --git a/test/test_ipc.cpp b/test/test_ipc.cpp
index f4c20e2..72dc0ff 100644
--- a/test/test_ipc.cpp
+++ b/test/test_ipc.cpp
@@ -323,6 +323,7 @@ void test_prod_cons() {
 }
 
 void Unit::test_route() {
+    //return;
     std::vector<char const *> const datas = {
         "hello!",
         "foo",
@@ -360,6 +361,7 @@ void Unit::test_route() {
 }
 
 void Unit::test_route_rtt() {
+    //return;
     test_stopwatch sw;
 
     std::thread t1 {[&] {
@@ -399,6 +401,7 @@ void Unit::test_route_rtt() {
 }
 
 void Unit::test_route_performance() {
+    //return;
     ipc::detail::static_for(std::make_index_sequence<8>{}, [](auto index) {
         test_prod_cons<ipc::route, 1, decltype(index)::value + 1, false>();
     });
@@ -406,6 +409,7 @@ void Unit::test_route_performance() {
 }
 
 void Unit::test_channel() {
+    //return;
     std::thread t1 {[&] {
         ipc::channel cc { "my-ipc-channel" };
         for (std::size_t i = 0;; ++i) {