Vehicular Networking 2021w [C2X 2021w]

Contents

Today’s automotive industry is increasingly relying on computer science in product innovation. Young professionals are expected to have specialized knowledge in the fields of electronics, software and vehicular networks – both in-car networks and networks of moving cars. This lecture teaches important concepts from these domains, starting with in-car networks (from individual electronic control units, modern bus systems, system and network architectures, to driver assistance functions, security and safety). The lecture then moves to networks of moving cars (from communication technology and system architectures, to the design of advanced traffic information systems, security and safety). Particular emphasis is given to the relevant question of balancing users' privacy with their safety and security.

Prerequisites

Beyond this, there are no formal prerequisites for joining. Still, certain background knowledge is not taught in this course, but assumed for all of lecture, labs, and exams.

• You should have a background (or the willingness to learn) computer networking with a focus on wireless as well as fundamental knowledge of applied statistics.
• For the labs, simulations will be designed, written (in C++), and run (on Linux systems). For this, both programming and computer skills are essential.

Learning Outcome

Students will be able to understand the fundamentals of vehicular networking in the sense of both in-car and car-to-everything communication. They will also be able to apply this knowledge in practice.

General Information / Methods

This course will be held in English (German, if universally preferred) and all the course material is available in English. The teaching platform for this course is OPAL.

For participation, two alternatives will be offered in parallel:

• All slides along with written commentary will be made available online for download and asynchronous learning. Links will be published here.
• All slides will be presented in a weekly interactive live stream for synchronous learning. The streaming platform is the TU Dresden BigBlueButton instance, with Zoom as a fall-back. Times and dates as well as links will be published here.

Questions? Comments? Join the discussion in our Matrix Room #nsm-course-c2x:tu-dresden.de or add a post to our OPAL forum!

Exams

Oral examination (by appointment).

Option of written exam if 32 participants or more where covered by degree program regulations.

Prerequisite for taking the exam: enrollment via jExam in first two weeks of lecture.

Instructors

• Lecture: Christoph Sommer
• Labs: Mario Franke

Timeline

See slide deck on organization below. This course consists of lectures and labs. The lecture covers theoretical parts of the course, the labs cover practical parts.

Web Meeting Links

Web Meetings are taking place every Wednesday. In case of technical difficulties, please check the Matrix room.

• 📅 Wednesdays, 3. DS (11:10 to 12:40): BigBlueButton (lecture)
• 📅 Wednesdays, 4. DS (13:00 to 14:30): BigBlueButton (labs)

Slides

• 00-org.pdf - Organization
• more: see OPAL

Sheets

• installation.pdf - Installation
• sheet0.pdf - Sheet 0: Installation & TicToc
• more: see OPAL

Literature

• Christoph Sommer and Falko Dressler, Vehicular Networking, Cambridge University Press, 2014. [DOI, BibTeX, Details...]
• Averill M. Law, Simulation, Modeling and Analysis, ed. 4, Singapore, Singapore, McGraw-Hill, 2007.
• Ronald E. Walpole, Raymond H. Myers, Sharon L. Myers and Keying Ye, Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists, ed. 9 (international), Pearson, 2012.