Communication Networks 2 / Kommunikationsnetze 2

(Kommunikationsnetze, Aufbaumodul)

Lecture

Lecturer: Jun.-Prof. Giang T. Nguyen Jun.-Prof. Giang T. Nguyen
giang.nguyen@tu-dresden.de 		Lecturer: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Frank Fitzek Prof. Dr.-Ing. Frank Fitzek
frank.fitzek@tu-dresden.de

Teaching Assistants

Assistant: Dr.-Ing. Tung Van Doan Dr.-Ing. Tung Van Doan
tung.doan_van@tu-dresden.de		 Assistant: Dipl.-Ing. Stefan Senk Dipl.-Ing. Stefan Senk
stefan.senk@tu-dresden.de
Assistant: M.Sc. Van Binh Duong M.Sc. Van Binh Duong
binh.duong@tu-dresden.de		 Assistant: Dipl.-Ing. Mingyu Ma Dipl.-Ing. Mingyu Ma
mingyu.ma@tu-dresden.de
Assistant: M.Sc. Ricardo Jose Baptista Pousa M.Sc. Ricardo Jose Baptista Pousa
ricardo_jose.baptista_pousa@tu-dresden.de		    

Please contact Mingyu Ma or Ricardo Pousa for general questions and problems, and for specific issues the corresponding teaching assistant.

Overview

In this course, we cover hot topics of communication networks, including but not limited to:

  • Computation in Future Communication Networks and Tactile Internet
  • Network Slicing
  • Mobile Edge Cloud (MEC)
  • Software-defined Networking (SDN)
  • Network Function Virtualization (NFV)
  • Active Queue Management (AQM)
  • Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN)
  • Hands-on Exercises: Mininet, ComNetsEmu, Docker, Network Slicing, Mobile Edge Cloud, Active Queue Management, Programmable Networks

Important links

We request all students to enrol in the OPAL course. See the link above.

The 5G Atom.

Module Description

  • Module Number: ET-12 10 05
  • Language of lecture: English
  • Optional course, this course is offered only in the summer semester.

Course Schedule

  • Lectures (L): Mondays, 14:50 – 16:20, room BAR/I86C.
  • Exercises (E): Thursdays of the odd calendar weeks, 13:00 – 14:30, room BAR/218/U.
WeekDateLecture typeLocationTopicNotes
1507.04.L1BAR/I86CComputing in Future Communication Networks
10.04.L2BAR/218/UNetwork Function Virtualization (NFV)
1614.04.E1BAR/I86CMininet + Docker
1721.04.––NO LECTURE(Easter)
24.04.E2BAR/218/UDocker + ComNetsEmu
1828.04.E3BAR/I86Ct.b.d
1905.05.L3BAR/I86CSoftware Defined Networks (SDN)Part 1
08.05.E4BAR/218/USoftware Defined Networks (SDN)
2012.05.––NO LECTURE(Comm. Festival)
2119.05.L4BAR/I86CSoftware Defined Networks (SDN)Part 2
22.05.L5BAR/218/UActive Queue Management
2226.05.L6BAR/I86CeBPF + openWRT
2302.06.L7BAR/I86CMobile Edge Cloud (MEC)
05.06.L8BAR/218/UOpen Radio Access Network (O-RAN)
2409.06.––NO LECTURE(Pentecost)
2516.06.L9BAR/I86CNetwork Slicing
19.06.E5BAR/218/UMobile Edge Cloud (MEC)
2623.06.E6BAR/I86CNetwork Slicing
2730.06.L10BAR/I86CTime-Sensitive Networking (TSN)
03.07.E7BAR/218/UTime-Sensitive Networking (TSN)
2807.07.L11BAR/I86CProgrammable networks
2914.07.E8BAR/I86CProgrammable networks
17.07.L12t.b.dQ&A and exam preparation

Legend:

  • L – Lecture
  • E – Exercise
  • t.b.d. – to be determined

For your reference, you are invited to watch the lecture videos from SS 2020, which are available on the YouTube playlist.

Exam

Examination schedule for the SS 2025:

Date: t.b.d

Duration: t.b.d

Time: t.b.d

Location: t.b.d

Further Material

Teaching Book

This time we will use our book: Computing in Communication Networks: From Theory to Practice.
An introduction to the book and related slides for each chapter can be found on our website.
We will distribute the corresponding chapters of the book in the course.

The Network Emulator for Hands-on Exercises

We will use ComNetsEmu, our holistic network emulator.

Further Reading

Related Publications

  • Fitzek, Frank HP, and Patrick Seeling. “Why We Should NOT Talk about 6G.” arXiv preprint arXiv:2003.02079 (2020).
  • Zuo Xiang, Frank Gabriel, Elena Urbano, Giang T. Nguyen, Martin Reisslein, Frank H. P. Fitzek: Reducing Latency in Virtual Machines Enabling Tactile Internet for Human Machine Co-working, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, 37 (5), pp. 1098-1116, 2019, ISSN: 0733-8716.
  • Justus Rischke, Frank Gabriel, Sreekrishna Pandi, Giang T. Nguyen, Hani Salah, Frank H. P. Fitzek: Improving Communication Reliability Efficiently: Adaptive Redundancy for RLNC in SDN, IEEE Conference on Network Softwarization (NetSoft), Paris, France, 2019.
  • Tung V. Doan, Alexander Kropp, Giang T. Nguyen, Hani Salah, Frank H. P. Fitzek: Reusing Sub-chains of Network Functions to Support MEC Services, IEEE ISCC, Barcelona, Spain, 2019.
  • Robert-Steve Schmoll, Tobias Fischer, Hani Salah, Frank H. P. Fitzek: Comparing and Evaluating Application-specific Boot Times of Virtualized Instances, IEEE 5G World Forum, Dresden, Germany, 2019.
  • Tung V. Doan, Giang T. Nguyen, Hani Salah, Sreekrishna Pandi, Michael Jarschel, Rastin Pries, Frank H. P. Fitzek: Containers vs Virtual Machines: Choosing the Right Virtualization Technology for Mobile Edge Cloud, IEEE 5G World Forum, Dresden, Germany, 2019.
  • Dongho You, Tung V. Doan, Roberto Torre, Mahshid Mehrabi, Alexander Kropp, Hani Salah, Vu Nguyen, Giang T. Nguyen, Frank H. P. Fitzek: Fog Computing as an Enabler for Immersive Media: Service Scenarios and Research Opportunities, IEEE Access, 2019.