Communication Networks 2
Main Lecturer:
Head of the Chair
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h.c. Frank H. P. Fitzek
frank.fitzek@tu-dresden.de +49 351 463-33945Teaching Assistants:
Please direct any questions to Osel Lhamo (osel.lhamo@tu-dresden.de) or Giang Nguyen (giang.nguyen@tu-dresden.de)
More information can be found in TUD Aktuelle Hinweise COVID-19
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)
- Machine Learning (for Communication Networks)
- Hands-on Exercises: Mininet, ComNetsEmu, Docker, Network Slicing, Mobile Edge Cloud
Important Links
- OPAL: Kommunikationsnetze 2
We request all students 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
| Week | Date | Lecture type | Location | Topic | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 04.04. | L1 | BAR/0213 | Lecture introduction; Computing in Future Communication Networks (p1) | |
| 15 | 11.04. | L2 | BAR/0213 | Computing in Future Communication Networks (p2) | |
| 13.04. | __E1__ | __BAR/0218__ | Introduction to experiment setup (e.g., Mininet, Docker, etc.) | ||
| 16 | 18.04. | L3 | BAR/0213 | Network Function Virtualization (NFV) | |
| 17 | 25.04. | L4 | BAR/S4 | Software Defined Networks (SDN) p1 | |
| 27.04. | __E2__ | __BAR/S4__ | Docker + ComNetsEmu | ||
| 18 | 02.05. | L5 | BAR/S4 | Software Defined Networks (SDN) p2 | |
| 19 | 09.05. | - | - | NO LECTURES | (6G Summit Dresden) |
| 11.05. | - | - | NO EXERCISES | (6G Summit Dresden) | |
| 20 | 16.05. | L6 | BAR/S4 | Mobile Edge Cloud (MEC) | |
| 21 | 23.05. | - | - | NO LECTURES | |
| 25.05. | __E3__ | __BAR/S4__ | SDN | ||
| 22 | 30.05. | - | - | NO LECTURES | (Pentecost) |
| 23 | 06.06. | L7 | BAR/S4 | Programmable networks | |
| 08.06. | __E4__ | __BAR/S4__ | Realizing Mobile Edge Cloud | ||
| 24 | 13.06. | L8 | BAR/S4 | Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) | |
| 25 | 20.06. | L9 | BAR/S4 | Network Slicing | |
| 22.06 | __E5__ | __BAR/S4__ | Realizing Network Slicing | ||
| 26 | 27.06. | L10 | BAR/S4 | Content Distribution | |
| 27 | 04.07. | L11 | BAR/S4 | Machine Learning | |
| 06.07. | - | - | NO EXERCISE | (Traffic Theory lecture) | |
| 28 | 11.07. | L12 | BAR/S4 | Q&A and exam preparation |
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 2023:
- Date: 31-07-2023 (Monday)
- Time: 9:30 – 11:30
- Room: GÖR/229
- Exam format: Written, closed-book
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.