Computer and Communication Systems

(Lehrstuhl fr Technische Informatik)

Advanced Communication Systems

[ComSys]
Falko Dressler and Stefan Podlipnig
University of Innsbruck

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Computer and Communication Systems (CCS)

Founded in May 2011
Teaching all aspects of computer engineering and communication
networks
Research focus on networking
Staff
Falko Dressler (coordination)
Claudia Gugglberger (team assistant)
Christoph Sommer (senior researcher)
Stefan Podlipnig (senior lecturer)
Noorsalwati Nordin (PhD candidate)
Stefan Joerer (PhD candidate)
Bastian Bll (PhD candidate)
Felix Erlacher (IT coordination)

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Research Focus

Adaptive
Wireless
Networks
SelfOrganizing
Systems

Sensor
Networks

Network
Security

Embedded
System
Design

Vehicular
Networks

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Curriculum
Bachelor
Einfhrung in die Technische
Informatik (Winter, VO2+SL1, 5
ECTS)
Rechnernetze und Internettechnik
(Summer, VO3+PS2, 7.5 ECTS)
Programmierung von
Sensornetzen (Winter, VO1+PS2, 5
ECTS)
Seminar mit Bachelorarbeit
(Winter/Summer, SE1, 20 ECTS)
Einfhrung in die Programmierung
(Winter, VO3+PS2, 7.5 ECTS)
Programmiermethodik (Summer,
VO3+PS2, 7.5 ECTS)

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Master
Advanced Communication Systems
(Winter, VO2+PS3, 10 ECTS)
Network Security (Summer,
VO2+PS3, 10 ECTS)
Vehicular Networks (Summer,
VO2+PS3, 10 ECTS)
Network Simulation (Winter,
VO1+PS2, 5 ECTS)
Master Seminar (Winter/Summer)
PhD
Seminars, courses, and lectures on
advanced networking topics (e.g.,
sensor networks, vehicular
communication, network security)
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Course Overview
Network Infrastructure
Basic concepts of communication systems
Key paradigms of supporting multimedia communication in the
Internet

Quality of Service and Multimedia

Quality of service mechanisms: concepts and architectures
QoS mechanisms from policing to scheduling to queue
management

Wireless / Mobile Communications

Principles of wireless communications
Problems and challenges in medium access
Multi-hop wireless networking
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Proseminar
Consolidation of course topics, extended studies
Working groups of 2-3 students
Mix of theoretic and practical exercises

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Course Material
A. Leon-Garcia und I. Widjaja, Communication
Networks: Fundamental Concepts and Key
Architectures, 2nd ed. Boston, McGraw-Hill, 2004
D. E. Comer, Computer Networks and Internets,
5th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ, Pearson, 2009
T. S. Rappaport, Wireless Communications:
Principles and Practice, 2 ed., Prentice Hall PTR,
Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, 2009
J. Schiller, Mobilkommunikation, 2nd ed. Mnchen,
Addison-Wesley, 2003
News, updates, handouts,
http://ccs.uibk.ac.at/teaching/comsys-2011w/
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Schedule and Key Persons

Lecture
Thursday, 10:15-11:45, HS 10

Proseminar
Thursday, 14:15-16:00, RR 20

Persons
Falko Dressler
falko.dressler@uibk.ac.at
Raum 3N02 (ICT)

Stefan Podlipnig
stefan.podlipnig@uibk.ac.at
Raum 3N03 (ICT)

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Exams
Lecture
Oral examination

Proseminar
1.
2.

Grading will be based on these aspects:

Regular discussion of problems and results with the lecturers
Results of home work assignments

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