Department of Communications and Networking

Internet technologies

The research group works on various themes related to Internet, and mobile and fixed networking.
Aalto-yliopisto / laitekuva / kuvaaja: Linda Koskinen

The research group works on various themes related to Internet, and mobile and fixed networking. Some of the past topics have included congestion control algorithms, multi-path data transport, mobility management, routing on layer 2, cyber security and energy efficiency of wireless data transfers and also data centers, in particular. This work has produced over a hundred scientific publications and over ten doctoral dissertations. The group and professor Jukka Manner have contributed to a number of Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Working Groups and thereby progressed standardisation of core Internet technologies.

A major result of the work on mobile communication was the launch of the Nettitutka (eng. Netradar) mobile measurement platform in 2012. At its peak, the service had over 300'000 users around the world and produced unique data and insight to our research on the performance and evolution of mobile networks and mobile devices. We had measurement clients for Android, Blackberry, iOS, Jolla, Meego and Windows Phone. The service was closed in 2020 and the technology is being commercialised by a new start-up, Netradar - thus, the work continues.

The research group has moved on, and current topics include e.g., 5G (through cloud-based services and SDN), communications for safety and security applications, and energy-efficient ICT (see below).

The group uses diverse methods in the work, from simulations and emulations to building prototypes and running concrete experiments in the wild. Still, at the heart is tendency to follow the unofficial IETF motto “We believe in rough concensus and running code”. This means we like to see how things work in real life and want to experiment with our ideas.

Contact

The research group is led by Professor Jukka Manner.

Oussama El Marai

Aleksi Saarinen

Latest publications

Ahead-Me Coverage (AMC): On Maintaining Enhanced Mobile Network Coverage for UAVs

Hamed Hellaoui, Bin Yang, Tarik Taleb, Jukka Manner 2023 GLOBECOM 2022 - 2022 IEEE Global Communications Conference

Seamless Replacement of UAV-BSs Providing Connectivity to the IoT

Hamed Hellaoui, Bin Yang, Tarik Taleb, Jukka Manner 2023 GLOBECOM 2022 - 2022 IEEE Global Communications Conference

Base Station Energy Use in Dense Urban and Suburban Areas

Matti Pärssinen, Jukka Manner 2023 IEEE Access

Cybersecurity education in European higher education institutions

Mirva Salminen, Niko Candelin, Kaisa Cullen, Sari Latvanen, Marianne Lindroth, Teemu Matilainen 2023 HEAd 2023 - 9th International Conference on Higher Education Advances

Sustainability Considerations

Jukka Manner 2022 IAB workshop on Environmental Impact of Internet Applications and Systems, 2022

Strategic leadership in cyber security, case Finland

Martti Lehto, Jarno Limnéll 2021 INFORMATION SECURITY JOURNAL

Clustering and predicting the data usage patterns of geographically diverse mobile users

Ermias Walelgne, Alemnew Asrese, Jukka Manner, Vaibhav Bajpai, Jörg Ott 2021 Computer Networks

Understanding Data Usage Patterns of Geographically Diverse Mobile Users

Ermias Andargie Walelgne, Alemnew Sheferaw Asrese, Jukka Manner, Vaibhav Bajpai, Jorg Ott 2021 IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NETWORK AND SERVICE MANAGEMENT
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