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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.  We offer lectures on communication networks, mobile radio networks and the modelling and dimensioning of communication systems as well as entrepreneurial methods.  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.

04/10/2025

Thank you for supporting 20 years of wireless networking research at TU Dortmund

The anniversary was celebrated with a special cake featuring highlights of research & teaching on communication networks in Dortmund since 2005.
03/31/2025

BMBF-Minister Özdemir visits 6GEM booth on HMI 2025

With an innovative gamification approach, CNI demonstrates 6G for VR teleoperation of latency-critical robotic application in hall 2 of the fair.
03/25/2025

The German Rescue Robotics Centre (DRZ) team met at CNI

CNI was happy to host the bi-annual meeting of the German Rescue Robotics Centre (DRZ).
03/10/2025

Christian Wietfeld selected as exemplary editor by IEEE ComSoc

For his contributions as editor of the IEEE Wireless Communication Magazine, Christian Wietfeld has been selected as exemplary editor 2024.
03/03/2025

6GEM@MWC2025: CNI’s HELIOS reflector exhibited at Mobile World Congress

Our geometry-based passive IRS HELIOS developed in 6GEM for future 6G mmWave communications is exhibited at MWC 2025 in Barcelona, Spain.
02/17/2025

Journal article on Passive Intelligent Reflecting Surface HELIOS published

The article presents an analytical reflection model for our HELIOS reflector concept, which was developed for IRS-assisted 6G mmWave communications.
12/18/2024

Master Student Project Group SWIFTdrive (co-Simulated Wirelessly Integrated Framework for Teleoperated driving) successfully completed

In December 2024, the SWIFTdrive project group (short for co-Simulated Wirelessly Integrated Framework for Teleoperated Driving) presented its results…
12/16/2024

Best of the year prize awarded to CNI member at the annual academic celebration of TU Dortmund

The CNI team congratulates M.Sc. Niklas Alexander Wagner for receiving the award of the rector for the best degree of the faculty.
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