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Modul CS4517-KP12

Architectures for Distributed Communication Systems (ArchVeK)

Duration:


2 Semester
Turnus of offer:


each semester
Credit points:


12
Course of studies, specific field and terms:
  • Master IT-Security 2019 (optional subject), Elective Computer Science, 1st or 2nd semester
  • Master Entrepreneurship in Digital Technologies 2020 (optional subject), technology field computer science, 2nd or 3rd semester
  • Master Computer Science 2019 (optional subject), advanced module, Arbitrary semester
Classes and lectures:
  • Architectures for distributed communication systems (practical course, 3 SWS)
  • Mobil communication systems (exercise, 1 SWS)
  • Mobil communication systems (lecture, 2 SWS)
  • Architectures for distributed communication systems (exercise, 1 SWS)
  • Architectures for distributed communication systems (lecture, 2 SWS)
Workload:
  • 45 Hours group work
  • 45 Hours exam preparation
  • 45 Hours work on project
  • 105 Hours private studies
  • 120 Hours in-classroom work
Contents of teaching:
  • Introduction to Communication Systems and overview of the state-of-the-art technologies
  • Wireless Data Link Layer, Network Layer and Technologies (802.15.4, WLAN, GSM, Bluetooth, RFID, LowPowerWANs, Broadcast and Satellite Systems)
  • Security in wireless Networks
  • Applications of wireless Networks
  • Software Architectures
  • Basics of communication in distributed networks
  • N-Tier Applications
  • Architectures of distributed systems (Service-Oriented and Event-Driven Architectures (SOA and EDA), Web-Oriented Architectures (Web 2.0), Overlay Networks, Peer-to-Peer, Grid and Cloud Computing, Internet of Things)
Qualification-goals/Competencies:
  • Students can highlight the particularities of wireless mobile communication systems and the challenges and concepts.
  • They interpret and follow current research activities and technology trends.
  • They can systematically design and evaluate protocols for mobile communication systems and their applications.
  • They can design, implement, and operate real-time applications based on wireless communication networks.
  • They can analyze technical requirements for mobile radio systems and components and choose solutions.
  • They can carry out diagnoses, tests and optimizations of wireless networked mobile communication systems.
  • The students are able to name the most important archiectures for distributed systems, explain them, and compare them to each other.
  • For each architecture, they know the most prominent and important implementation platforms and basically know how to use them.
  • For a given problem, they can analyze which architecture is best suited to solve it, and they can design a plan for the solution's realization.
Grading through:
  • Oral examination
Responsible for this module:
Teachers:
Literature:
  • Jochen Schiller: Mobile Communications - 2nd Edition, Addison-Wesley, 2004, Signature: VK 2650 2005 A 302
  • Andrew S. Tanenbaum: Computer Networks - 4th Edition, Prentice-Hall, 2003, Signature: VK 1670 2004 A 823
  • Charles E. Perkins: Ad Hoc Networking - 1st Edition, Addison Wesley Professional, December 2000, Signature: VK 1670 2002 A 640
  • J. Dunkel, A. Eberhart, S. Fischer, C. Kleiner, A. Koschel: Systemarchitekturen für verteilte Anwendungen - Hanser-Verlag 2008
  • I. Melzer et.al.: Service-Orientierte Architekturen mit Web Services - Spektrum-Verlag 2010
Language:
  • English, except in case of only German-speaking participants
Notes:

Admission requirements for taking the module:
- None

Admission requirements for participation in module examination(s):
- Successful completion of the project internship

Module Examination(s):
- CS4517-L1: Architectures for Distributed Communication Systems, oral exam, 100% of module grade.

According to the decision of the Examination Board for Computer Science of 17.7.2020, this module can be chosen as a specialization module for Master Computer Science.

Letzte Änderung:
24.10.2022