Projects of Metro, Access and In-house Systems Group

Current projects

5G-COMPASS

Convergent Open Mobile and secure Provider-ASSisted 5G indoor and hotspot network

Funded by the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport

Project page of 5G-COMPASS

Duration: February 2023 - June 2025

LINCNET

The LINCNET project aims to further develop wireless communication with light (LiFi) so that it complements 5G communication in medical and industrial applications.

Co-funded by Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK)

Lincnet project page

Duration: January 2022 - December 2024

medCS.5

The medCS.5 project will use various complementary methods, technologies, algorithms and tests to analyze the data security and resilience of 5G infrastructures in the medical domain and, derived from this, formulate recommendations for the design and operation of such networks.

Funded by Federal Office for Information Security (BSI)

Duration: January 2023 - December 2024

OPTIMUX

The OPTIMUX project is investigating trade-offs between different multiplexing strategies. In particular, the focus is on multi-core optical fibers to increase parallel data streams and electrical analog multiplexers to increase the data rate per fiber core.

Funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)

Project page of OPTIMUX

Duration: November 2024 - October 2027

PICANT-BOS

Private ad-hoc networks based on 5G and Wi-Fi for emergency response for authorities and organizations with security tasks

Funded by the Federal Ministry of the Interior and for Home Affairs

Duration: January 2025 – June 2026

PONGO

The "Passive Optical Networks of the Next Generation (PONGO)" project aims to develop pioneering technologies for passive optical networks. This will meet the continuously growing demand for higher data rates in optical access networks while simultaneously strengthening and securing technological expertise in Germany in the long term..

Funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research

Project page of PONGO

Duration: July 2024 – June 2027