University of Applied Sciences Augsburg Computer Networks Group

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Recent Posts

Neulich im Netz - Episode 2: Names and the DNS
Names, and with them the DNS, most commonly are the starting point for everything we do on the interent. This episode goes through a number of DNS use cases, that the DNS was initially not built for.
Jun 9, 2021 1 min read
Neulich im Netz - Episode 2: Names and the DNS
Neulich im Netz - Episode 1: Covid-19 and the internet
The new internet podcast hosted by Dirk Kutscher and Rolf Winter.
May 25, 2021 1 min read
Neulich im Netz - Episode 1: Covid-19 and the internet
Happy birthday RFC series
52 years ago, the first RFC was published. A good opportunity to look back and remember, that open standards are an important part of the Internet’s success.
Apr 7, 2021 1 min read
How to tell a nerd how to behave during the Corona cisis?!
Use nerdy analogies!
Oct 10, 2020 4 min read
Corona myths - 5G spreads Corona...
Whenever we are confronted with something new, we tend to become insecure and potentially believe something, that we usually would disregard as utter nonsense. With the new Corona virus, there is a surprising amount of nonsens out there.
Apr 20, 2020 1 min read
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Projects

The WiFi-Bot

The WiFi-Bot is a robot platform, to automatically measure and analyze large WiFi deployments from the client perspective.

Recent Publications

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Privacy Considerations for Protocols Relying on IP Broadcast or Multicast
A number of application-layer protocols make use of IP broadcast or multicast messages for functions such as local service discovery or …
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An experimental evaluation of MPTCP-tunnel-based hybrid access
In numerous countries, the nation-wide roll-out of high-speed Internet access is progressing slowly, in particular in rural areas, …
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Assessing the Benefit of ALTO-Guidance for P2P Live-Streaming User Experience in heterogeneous Environments
Application Layer Traffic Optimization (ALTO) allows operators to guide the peer selection of P2P applications. Using ALTO, …
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Current Hostname Practice Considered Harmful
Giving a hostname to your computer and publishing it as you roam from one network to another is the Internet’s equivalent of …
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How broadcast data reveals your identity and social graph
Networks rely on broadcasts and multicasts for some of the most basic services such as auto-configuration. In the recent past, …
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