Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IISThe technologies from the business field “Networks and Identification” build the basis for many Industry 4.0 and IoT applications. Solutions from smart objects to cyber-physical systems are part of the extensive technology and system offerings. For optimal networks and identification, we adapt our technologies individually and specifically to our customers' requirements.
Research area Networks and Identification
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Networks and Identification
Our competence
As a renowned partner for wireless communication, networking and identification, we offer you unique technologies and extensive know-how of various programming languages, operating systems and communication protocols. We accompany you from the individual needs analysis to the definition of goals up to the system in the application.
Radio standards and protocol technology
Due to our continuous research on radio standards and protocol technologies, we have in-depth knowledge of characteristics, capacities and protocol procedures, both in theory and in application.
More on radio standards and protocol technologies
Mobile Communication
- 5G mMTC and NB-IoT
LPWAN
- NB-IoT
- mioty
- LORA
- Sigfox
Mesh
- s-net
- Bluetooth (Mesh)
Wideband
- UWIN
- WLAN
Near Field Communication
- Bluetooth (BLE)
- DECT
- RFID
- IEEE 802.15.4
Pursuing network technologies
- IP
- MQTT
- REST
- IoT-Bus
Protocol procedures
In addition to our knowledge of protocol technologies, we include in-depth knowledge of protocol procedures, which we have successfully implemented in simulations or real-time implementations, among our extensive competencies.
More on protocol procedures
PHY
- Telegram-Splitting
- Efficient channel coding
- Selforganized channel assignment
- Selective reading by RFID
MAC
- TDMA for multi-hop networks
- Network Coded Cooperation
- Selforganization of channel assignment and coexistence of systems
- packet filterung and aggregation
DLC
- ARQ
Network Layer and Management
- On Air Suscription
- Participants-Management
Network transitions
- Router and Gateways
- Transition to IP-Networks
- MQTT connectivity
Implementation expertise
Due to our long-standing experience in the implementation of radio systems, we have extensive know-how for the implementation of your systems, whereby our knowledge of protocol technologies and procedures are efficiently combined and used.
More on implementation expertise
Radio-Systems
- radio propagation
- measuring of radio channel occupancy
- performance measurement under different spatial conditions
Hardware
- HF technology and design
- mixed-signal circuit
- low power microcontroller circuit
Simulation
- HF signal processing
- performance measurement of Network Coded Cooperation
- simulation of the energy consumption for different use cases and applications
Real time embedded Software Developement
- HF signal processing
- performanced protocol stack implementation on common microcontroller
- driver and network transitions
Support on conformation reviews
Standardization bodies and protocol specification
