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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.

01/15/2024

Recent CNI work on energy-profiling of 5G devices presented in Las Vegas

Emperical power consumption modelling of 5G devices were presented at the IEEE Consumer Communications & Networking Conference (CCNC 2024).

12/08/2023

Journal article on joint research in German Rescue Robotics Centre published

The article presents three selected missions of the German Rescue Robotics Centre, in which networked ground and aerial robots were used.

CNI vSTING Module deployed in Real-life Scenario
11/24/2023

Work on CNI's SEAMLESS-protocol receives best paper award at IEEE conference

TU scientists presented recent work on IEEE Int. Symp. on Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics and visited the Fukushima robot test field.

CNI Researchers at Fukushima Robot Testfield
10/20/2023

Dissertation on embedded machine-learning for wireless networks receives prestigious VDE award

Dr.-Ing. Benjamin Sliwa has been awarded for the research he performed within the DFG SFB 876 on machine-learning under resource constraints.

Benjamin Sliwa (Alumni of CNI) receives prestigous VDE Award for his Dissertation
10/13/2023

6G-enabled Breathing Monitoring for Smart Patient Rooms using THz and RIS Technology

A novel concept for patient monitoring in future 6G networks was presented at the IEEE International Workshop on Mobile Terahertz Systems (IWMTS).

THz Respiration Monitoring Sample Scenario
10/13/2023

Recent CNI results on Digital Twin-enabled 6G Beam Management to be presented at ACM-Symposium

By means of a digital twin, our experimental 6G research platform allows for the evaluation of beam steering algorithms of our HELIOS concept.

Digital Twin of CNI's Experimental 6G mmWave Research Platform
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.

Experimental Platform at 6GEM DRZ Testfield