After successful completion of the course, students are able to...

...identify special requirements posed to industrial communication systems.

...understand the basic functional mechanisms of industrial communication systems.

The lecture presents fundamentals of industrial communication networks: protocols, wireless and wired technologies, real-time behaviour, standardization, security and safety aspects as well as application examples. Individual fieldbus systems (Profibus, CAN, Interbus, LON,...) will be treated as well as real-time Ethernet and wireless systems.

Presentation and discussion of relevant technology basics, discussion of application examples, talks and discussions with experts from industrial practice

written exam

none required, basic knowledge of computer and communication networks are desirable