Telecommunication standardization know-how, case studies of communication protocols, simulation, applying theoretical knowledge in practical exercises on communication protocols and tools for network analysis. Focus onto IP-based Telecommunications, including Voice over IP (VoIP) and network simulation.

Higher layer communication protocols (above and including transport layer), protocols for multimedia communication, additional transport protocols, network simulation, practical exercises on communication protocols and network analysis.

First class: Tue, 5.3.2019 at 9:00 a.m. (sharp)

Laboratory: starts at the beginning of May til end of semester, all Tuesdays, 9:00-12:00 (exception: lab scheduled for Tuesday, 11.6.2019 - Whitsunday vacation - is shifted to Wednesday, 12.6.2019, 9:00-12:00).

Contact address for questions concerning CN2 content or administration:  cn2-vu@tuwien.ac.at

Starting with SS 2016 the following rules apply to CN2 lecture content, lab assignments and examination method:

• The Lecture part is read between beginning of March and end of April. The lecture closes with a written examination (end of April or beginning of May, registration via TISS starting mid of April). A questionnaire will be provided mid of April to support preparation for the written lecture examination.

• A positive grade on the lecture part (at least 50% of score) is prerequisite for attending the lab part of the VU. Not passing the lecture part results in a negative grade for the VU CN2 for this semester.

• The laboratory part is done in groups of 2 students and includes three to four assignments that must be solved and submitted together with a report that must comply to formal requirements. Registration for the lab groups and grading uses TUWEL and will start after the lecture exam has been graded. The score of the lab part is composed of the score on the reports and the score of the final oral examination.

• Lecture and lab score contribute equally to the final grade. Positive score on each, lecture and lab part, is a condition for passing the CN2 VU.

Summary: Written lecture examination, practical laboratory, submission and reports, final oral examination.

Detailed discussion during first CN2 lecture.

Registration required for administrative purposes, max. 42. participants (soft limit for lecture part, hard limit for lab part because of available laboratory seats). In the case of excess registrations, criteria for admission are (decreasing priority):

• Admission lab: results Communication Networks 2 lecture part examination
• Admission lecture: successfully passed lecture Communication Networks 1
• Completed Bachelor studies, Master student
• CN2 compulsory lecture in selected master study
• Time of registration.

Laboratory group registration is mandatory and handled separately (by TUWEL) few days after passing the lecture examination.

Theoretical knowledge of Communication Networks 1 lecture content required, in particular Internet basics, protocols (IP, UDP, TCP) and network architectures. Basic programming knowledge required (C++ for NS3 simulation), practical experience with Linux and Wireshark is helpful for the laboratory part.