Planning: Model-based Transition Planning of Coupled Communication Systems under Limited Observa-bility (B04)

• Subject Area: Electronic Semiconductors, Components and Circuits, Integrated Systems, Sensor Technology, Theoretical Electrical Engineering ; Automation, Mechatronics, Control Systems, Intelligent Technical Systems, Robotics ; Image and Language Processing, Computer Graphics and Visualisation, Human Computer Interaction, Ubiquitous and Wearable Computing ; Security and Dependability, Operating-, Communication- and Distributed Systems
• Term: since 2017
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 210487104

The subproject develops methods for planning transitions between available communication mechanisms using probabilis-tic methods. In particular, we consider interacting communication systems in core networks. The goal of the subproject is to provide optimized transition plans subject to coupling of multiple transition-capable communication systems where plan-ning is conducted under limited observability. This transition planning is based on performance evaluation metrics provided by queuing theoretic models. The modelling of the coupling of communication systems is based on Markov decision theory and an approximate local decomposition of the optimization of the achievable communication quality.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1053: MAKI - Multi-Mechanism-Adaptation for the Future Internet
• Applicant Institution: Technische Universität Darmstadt
• Project Heads: Professor Dr. Heinz Koeppl; Professor Dr.-Ing. Amr Rizk