Module CS5158 T

Duration

1 Semester

Turnus of offer

every summer semester

Credit points

4

Course of studies, specific fields and terms:

• Master Computer Science 2019, module part, Module part
• Master Entrepreneurship in Digital Technologies 2020, module part, Module part
• Master IT-Security 2019, module part, Module part
• Master Entrepreneurship in Digital Technologies 2014, module part, Module part
• Master Computer Science 2014, module part, Module part

Classes and lectures:

• Advanced Internet Technologies (lecture, 2 SWS)
• Advanced Internet Technologies (exercise, 1 SWS)

Workload:

• 15 hours exam preparation
• 60 hours private studies
• 45 hours in-classroom work

Contents of teaching:

• 1. Fundamentals: Internet architecture, Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS)
• 2. Software-Defined Networking (SDN): Rationale, OpenFlow, P4
• 3. Transport Layer: QUIC, HTTP3, MQTT, IoT
• 4. Specialized network architectures: named data networking (NDN), LoRaWAN, delay-tolerant networking (DTN)
• 5. Future topics: security, future of the Internet

Qualification-goals/Competencies:

• Students understand the fundamental design decisions that led to the development of Internet protocols.
• They are familiar with basic, generally applicable criteria for network design (end-to-end argument, fate sharing, etc.).
• They can explain and apply current routing methods such as BGP, MPLS, and SDN in detail.
• They can explain the differences between modern transport protocols such as QUIC, HTTP, and MQTT and their predecessors, describe the protocols, and use them in their application contexts.
• They are familiar with the basic principles of current specialized network technologies such as NDN, LoRaWAN, and DTN and know when and how to use them.
• They have a clear idea of the development paths the Internet may follow in the future.

Grading through:

• exam type depends on main module

Responsible for this module:

• Prof. Dr. Stefan Fischer

Teacher:

• Institute of Telematics
• Dr. rer. nat. Florian-Lennert Lau

Literature:

• Kurose, J. F., & Ross, K. W. : Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach 9. Aufl., Pearson., 2025 /li>
• Chataut, R., Sharma, H., & Akl, R. : A Comprehensive Review of IoT Applications and Future Prospects. Sensors MDPI, 2023 /li>
• Akamai Technologies : HTTP/3 and QUIC: Past, Present, and Future 2021 /li>
• Saxena, D. : Named Data Networking: A Survey. Computer Science Review Elsevier, 2016 /li>
• Castillo, V., Gómez, Á., Salcedo, J., & López, L. : Delay and Disruption Tolerant Networking for Terrestrial and TCP/IP Applications: A Systematic Literature Review Journal of Cybersecurity and Privacy, 4(3), 493–520. MDPI, 2024 /li>

Language:

• German and English skills required

Notes:

Last Updated:

26.08.2025