background knowledge in communication and networks
general background in computer science

• understanding general communication concepts and their practical application
• understanding role and implications of a layered communication architecture
• obtaining the capability to analyze, organize and maintain IP networks
• 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 the general architecture and basic mechanisms in modern Telecommunication Networks
• 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
• understanding performance issues in network environments and how to avoid performance
   bottlenecks

6 Credits (grades 1.0 … 5.0)

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stephan Pfletschinger

Master's degree program CME

Computer Networks

Telecommunication Networks