Introduction to methods of guaranteeing temporal properties of message transmission in network communication protocols. Students get to know and conduct lab experiments with communication protocols (e.g., AVB, AFDX, FlexRay, TTEthernet).

• Networking Basics, Example: Ethernet 
• Unsynchronized Networks
  Traffic Shaping Algorithms
  Traffic Policing Algorithms
  Redundancy Management Algorithms
  Latency and Jitter Calculations; e.g., Network Calculus
  Example Networks: IEEE 802.1Q (AVB), ARINC 664-p7 (AFDX)
• Synchronized Networks
  Synchronization Protocols
  Scheduling
  Redundancy Management Algorithms
  Example Networks: FlexRay, TTP, TTEthernet, SafeBus
• Mixed-Criticality Networks
  Traffic Integration Methods/Options and Consequences
  Example Networks: TTEthernet

Didactic concept: The course comprises a lecture part and a lab part. (1) The lecture introduces the terms, problems and techniques of communication protocols that need to fulfil temporal requirements and presents selected communication protocols. (2) Lab (a) Paper study: design of a sample network with given dependability and timing requirements, (b) Implementation and evaluation of a fault-tolerant sample application on a TTEthernet platform. Solutions to assignments are presented to and discussed with the supervisor.

First meeting: Friday, March 8th, 14:30, library 1821, Treitlstrasse 1-3, 3rd floor.

The further lecture schedule will be discussed in the first meeting.

ECTS breakdown: 3 ECTS = 75 hours; 15 lectures, 14 preparation and study, 1 quiz, 10 paper study, 35 lab assignment and report.

Grading is based on the result of the test and the grading of the lab assignments.

in the first meeting at the beginning of the semester.

Students attending the course should have a knowledge and interest in the following aspects:
Embedded systems, real-time systems, systems modeling, C programming.