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Fakultät für Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik
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To the Communication Networks Institute

Welcome to the

Communication Networks Institute

The Com­mu­ni­ca­tion Networks Institute (CNI) focuses on the re­search and development as well as the quantitative analysis of cutting-edge com­mu­ni­cation services, network architecture and their protocols. CNI has been led by Prof. Dr.-Ing Christian Wietfeld since 2005. With our numerous collaborative research projects, we contribute to the evolution of future wireless communication systems, in particular 5G+ and 6G networks, which are suited to fullfill challenging requirements in application fields like rescue robotics, automotive, smart grids, and the internet of things. 

The result of our research is documented in a wide range of publications, which have received a number of international awards. The impact of our research strongly builts on the integration of most recent machine learning techniques derived from our participation in the Collaborative Research Centre SFB 876 as well as on our excellent lab environment, which includes a mobile lab for experiments in the field, an outdoor testing site on the roof-top of a university building as well as access to unique test fields, such as the German Rescue Robotics Centre located nearby. 

We offer lectures on communication networks, mobile radio networks and the modelling and dimensioning of communication systems as well as entrepreneurial methods  in the field of Information & Communication Technology (ICT). The course catalog is supplemented with numerous practical labs.  We kindly invite interested students to to built up in-depth expertise mobile communication networks by joining our team as student assistant and by working on their final theses with us.

08/02/2023

Prospective students visit 6G test field for wireless-enabled future vehicular and intralogistics applications

6GEM partners provide hands-on experience for prospective students and shows its latest 6G-related testbed for vehicular teleoperation.

SPOT robot standing in front of people
07/31/2023

Successful 6GEM Demonstration in the Test Field of Rescue Robotics

The 6GEM team of the rescue robotics test field, led by TU Dortmund-CNI, has successfully achieved all milestone project goals in the second year.

07/28/2023

CNI introduces new communication-related challenge to Robocup Rescue Word Championship

Remote-controlled rescue robots were challenged with CNI's vSTING to prove their ability to operate in the face of impaired communications.

06/26/2023

CNI demonstrates HELIOS and DRaGoN at 6G platform event in Berlin

At the BMBF-sponsored 6G platform event in Berlin, CNI presents recent results of its contributions to the 6GEM research activities.

06/25/2023

CNI scientists present recent research results at IEEE VTC Conference Spring 2023

Four CNI papers on wireless communications and positioning have been presented on the IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC) in Florence, Italy.

06/19/2023

6G researchers meet in Dortmund to discuss latest advances in mobile communications research

On June 14 and 15, 2023, the 4th plenary meeting of the BMBF-funded research hub 6GEM took place in Dortmund with more than 130 participants.

06/08/2023

Invited Talk on dependable wireless communication systems and deterministic 6G communication

Fabian Kurtz presented joint research of the groups of Selma Saidi and Christian Wietfeld on predictive slicing & guaranteed service quality in 6G.

05/30/2023

CNI presents work on predictive slicing at IEEE flagship conference

CNI presents its openSAMUS implementation for AI-enabled predictive network slicing as paper and live demo at ICC 2023 in Rome.