• Background knowledge in Communications and Networks
• General background in Computer Science

• Understanding general communication concepts and their practical application
• Understanding the general architecture and basic mechanisms of modern Telecommunication Networks
• Understanding role and implications of a layered communication architecture
• Obtaining the capability to analyze, organize and maintain IP networks
• Understanding performance issues in network environments and how to avoid performance bottlenecks
• Learning the terminology and methodology to be able to analyze and tune communication systems
• Identifying typical requirements and problems in network environments and devise adequate solutions (e.g. addressing, error recovery, flow control, routing)
• Having the capability to select and adequately use standard network equipment (repeater, hubs, switches, routers,..) for given tasks
• Being capable to interpret data traffic visualized over a network sniffing tool and understand the rationale of the exchanged messages
• Understanding advanced modulation and coding schemes being used in modern Telecommunication and Computer Networks
• Achieving the competence to understand, design, implement and analyze medium access control (MAC) mechanisms being used in modern Telecommunication and Computer Networks
• Achieving the competence to understand the basics of traffic engineering for the use in modern Telecommunication and Computer Networks

Telecommunication Networks: written exam K60 (50 %)
Computer Networks: Klausur K60 (50 %)
Both exams must be passed

6 Credits (grades 1.0 … 5.0)

Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Erwin Mayer

Master-Studiengang CME

Computer Networks

Telecommunication Networks