Communication Systems
| Degree programme | Computer Science |
| Subject area | Engineering Technology |
| Type of degree | Master Full-time Summer Semester 2025 |
| Course unit title | Communication Systems |
| Course unit code | 024913120304 |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Type of course unit (compulsory, optional) | Elective |
| Teaching hours per week | 2 |
| Year of study | 2025 |
| Level of the course / module according to the curriculum | |
| Number of ECTS credits allocated | 4 |
| Name of lecturer(s) | Patrick RITSCHEL |
Basics of network technology (TCP / IP), basics of programming in any programming language.
This lecture provides the "technical substructure" of communication systems:
- Layer architectures, transfer of data between the layers
- Practical analysis based on specific source code examples
- Protocols and practical protocol design
- Topologies, buses, arbitration procedures, addressing procedures
- Bit transmission (wired and wireless), interference protection
- (Real) time behavior, determinism and synchronization (IEEE1588)
- Field buses
- Stacks: TCP / IP, Bluetooth, ZigBee, Modbus, CAN (open), LoraWAN, NFC
The students
- understand the importance of a clear separation of layers. They can apply this knowledge to and analyze protocol stacks.
- can develop independent protocols on the basis of this knowledge and / or make extensions to existing protocols and anchor them in the protocol stack.
- know different communication topologies and infrastructures and understand the resulting framework conditions for independent implementation.
- can evaluate the importance of fieldbuses in practice and apply them in a targeted manner.
Concepts and basics as a lecture. The students each work on a specific technology in small teams, present the results in the plenary and also prepare an exercise unit on this technology in which all students participate.
Evaluation of the topics and exercises.
None
Zurawski, Richard (ed.) (2017): Industrial Communication Technology Handbook. 2nd Ed. Boca Raton: CRC Press. Available at: DOI: 10.1201/b17365
Face-to-face event