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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.
Dr.-Ing. project on Cellular Internet of Things Networks successfully completed!
The CNI team congratulates Dr.-Ing. Pascal Jörke on the successful completion of his dissertation project.
Radio Degradation Challenge powered by CNI at the RoboCup Rescue World Championship 2024
CNI participated with its radio degradation unit vSTING to enforce communication-specific challenges @ RoboCup Rescue World Cup 2024 in Eindhoven.
Best Paper Award for AI-based design and optimization of CNI's passive reflector HELIOS
CNI presented papers at the IEEE LANMAN Symposium in Boston: both works combined AI-based algorithms with expert knowledge.
Highlight of the year: 6G conference in Berlin
CNI presented recent results of the 6G research at 6G conference in Berlin with BMBF-Minister Stark-Watzinger and over 900 participants.
Best Paper Award for 6G research with Ericsson and Fraunhofer IPT
Recent research on the IRS (Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces)-enabled mmWave systems in industrial environments presented at IEEE conference in Rome.
Keynote, recent CNI work and demo presented at EuCNC & 6G Summit 2024
At this year's EuCNC & 6G Summit 2024, several current CNI activities were presented.
CNI presents recent work on Aerial DRaGoN at IEEE ICC in Denver
In addition to the contribution on the ICC workshop on airspace communications, CNI supported the presentation of 6GEM at the joint 6G platform booth.
NRW-Minister Mona Neubaur visits research project 5hine to discuss 5G networks for CSP plants
CNI presented an overview of the experimental and simulative research of the 5hine project to NRW Minister of Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate…