Communication Networks 3

(Kommunikationsnetze 3)

Main lecturer:

Leon Röscher              Sakineh Ghaderi

Overview

In this course we cover the most recent topics about communication networks such as

• Future communication networks: 6G and the Quantum Internet
• Basics of quantum mechanics
• Quantum communication networks: hardware, software, and applications
• Quantum computing and quantum sensing
• Molecular communications
• Post-Shannon communications

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Module Description

• Module Number: ET-12 10 20
• Language of the course: English.
• Optional course, 9th Semester
• Extent: 2 1 0 (V/Ü/P)

Course Schedule

• Starting date: 14th October 2025
• Lectures: Tuesdays at 14:50, and Wednesdays at 11:10 every odd week

Textbooks

Most of the content of the lectures comes from our recently-published scientific articles and books

Tactile Internet with Human-in-the-Loop

Quantum Communication Networks

Quantenkommunikationsnetze

Quantum Computation and Quantum Information

Related Publications:

• R. Bassoli, F. H. P. Fitzek, E. C. Strinati: Why do we need 6G?, ITU Journal on Future and Evolving Technologies, 2 (6), 2021.
• R. Ferrara, R. Bassoli, C. Deppe, F. H. P. Fitzek, H. Boche: The Computational and Latency Advantage of Quantum Communication Networks, IEEE Communications Magazine, 59 (6), pp. 132-137, 2021.
• S. DiAdamo, J. Nötzel, S. Sekavčnik, R. Bassoli, R. Ferrara, C. Deppe, F. H. P. Fitzek, H. Boche: Integrating Quantum Simulation for Quantum-Enhanced Classical Network Emulation, IEEE Communications Letters, 2021.
• S. S. Nande, M. Paul, S. Senk, M. Ulbricht, R. Bassoli, F. H.P. Fitzek, H. Boche, Quantum enhanced time synchronisation for communication network, Computer Networks, Volume 229, June 2023, 109772.
• J. Halder, A. Rajabov, R. Bassoli, F. H. P. Fitzek, G. P. Fettweis, Optimal Routing and End-to-End Entanglement Distribution in Quantum Networks, Scientific Reports, vol. 14, no. 19262, pp. 1-14, 2024.
• C. von Lengerke, A. Hefele, J. A. Cabrera, M. Reisslein and F. H. P. Fitzek, Beyond the Bound: A New Performance Perspective for Identification via Channels, in IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 41, no. 8, pp. 2687-2706, Aug. 2023.
• C. V. Lengerke, A. Hefele, J. A. Cabrera, O. Kosut, M. Reisslein and F. H. P. Fitzek, Identification Codes: A Topical Review With Design Guidelines for Practical Systems, in IEEE Access, vol. 11, pp. 14961-14982, 2023.
• P. Hofmann, J. A. Cabrera, E. Krieg, R. Bassoli and F. H. P. Fitzek, DNA-Storage in Future Communication Networks, in IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 61, no. 10, pp. 178-183, October 2023.
• P. Hofmann, J. A. Cabrera, R. Bassoli, M. Reisslein and F. H. P. Fitzek, Coding in Diffusion-Based Molecular Nanonetworks: A Comprehensive Survey, in IEEE Access, vol. 11, pp. 16411-16465, 2023.

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