University of Bonn

Institute of Computer Science IV

Communication Systems, Computer Networks, and Distributed Systems

Dr. rer. nat. Matthias Frank (AOR)

Senior Researcher & Lecturer (Akademischer Oberrat)
Communication Systems/Mobile Communication

Patents:

• Matthias Frank, Rolf Göpffarth, Wolfgang Hansmann, Peter Martini
  "Apparatus, and Associated Method, for Facilitating Communication Handovers in a Radio Communication System"
  Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Publication, International Publication Number WO 01/20940 A1, March 2001.

List of publications:

2006

• Nils Aschenbruck, Matthias Frank, Peter Martini, Jens Tölle, Roland Legat, Heinz-Dieter Richmann
  „Present and Future Challenges Concerning DoS-attacks against PSAPs in VoIP Networks”
  Fourth IEEE International Information Assurance Workshop (IWIA 2006), Royal Holloway, UK, April 13 - 14, 2006

2005

• Michael Wolf, Tim Leinmüller, Alexandru Petrescu, Christophe Janneteau, Hong-Yon Lach, Christoph Barz, Matthias Frank, Markus Pilz, Miklós Aurél Rónai, Kristóf Fodor, Ralf Tönjes
  "IPv6 based OverDRiVE Moving Networks for Vehicles"
  IEEE Vehicular Technology Society (VTS) News, Vol. 52, No. 4, November 2005

• Matthias Frank, Michael Holschbach, Peter Martini, Marc Plaggemeier
  ”Analyzing the Effect of Cooperation Approaches”
  10th IFIP International Conference on Personal Wireless Communications, PWC'05, Colmar, France, August 2005

• Nils Aschenbruck, Matthias Frank, Peter Martini
  "Statistical Analysis of Traffic Measurements in a Disaster Area Scenario Considering Heavy Load Periods"
  Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Wireless Ad-hoc Networks, IWWAN 2005, London, United Kingdom, May 23-26, 2005, [pdf]

• Nils Aschenbruck, Matthias Frank, Peter Martini, Jens Toelle
  ”Traffic Measurement and Statistical Analysis in a Disaster Area Scenario”
  Proceedings of the 1st Workshop on Wireless Network Measurements (WiNMee 2005), co-located with WiOpt 2005, Trentino/Italy, April 2005 [pdf]

• Christoph Barz, Matthias Frank, Peter Martini, Markus Pilz
  “Receiver-Based Path Capacity Estimation for TCP”
  Tagungsband der 14. GI/ITG Fachtagung Kommunikation in Verteilten Systemen, KIVS’05, Kaiserslautern, Februar/März 2005

  2004

• Nils Aschenbruck, Matthias Frank, Peter Martini, Jens Tölle
  "Human Mobiltiy in MANET Disaster Area Simulation – A Realistic Approach"
  4th International IEEE Workshop on Wireless Local Networks (WLN 2004), in conjunction with the 29th Annual Conference on Local Computer Networks, LCN'04 Tampa, FL, November 2004, [pdf]

• Matthias Frank, Peter Martini, Marc Plaggemeier
  "CineMA: Cooperation Enhancements in Manets"
  Proc. of the 29h Annual Conference on Local Computer Networks, LCN'04 Tampa, FL, November 2004

• Diego Bohman, Matthias Frank, Peter Martini, Christoph Scholz
  "Performance of Symmetric Neighbor Discovery in Bluetooth Ad Hoc Networks"
  Tagungsband des 2. Deutschen Workshop über Mobile Ad-hoc Netze, WMAN 2004, im Rahmen der GI-Jahrestagung „Informatik 2004“, Ulm, 22. – 24.9.2004, [pdf]

• Michael Gerharz, Christian de Waal, Matthias Frank, Peter Martini
  "Influence of Transmission Power Control on the Transport Capacity of Wireless Multihop Networks"
  Proceedings of the 15th IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communication, PIMRC 2004, Barcelona, Spain, 5-8 September, 2004
  [Abstract and full paper]

• Nils Aschenbruck, Matthias Frank, Wolfgang Hansmann, Peter Martini, Christoph Scholz, Jens Tölle
  "Integration of 3G protocols into the Linux Kernel to enable the use of generic bearers"
  Proceedings of the 7th IEEE International Conference on High Speed Networks and Multimedia Communications, HSNMC’04, Toulouse, France, June 30 – July 2, 2004
  [Springer link], [pdf]

• Alexandru Petrescu, Hong-Yon Lach, Christophe Janneteau, Michael Wolf, Tim Leinmüller, Christoph Barz, Markus Pilz, Matthias Frank, Ralf Tönjes
  "IPv6-based OverDRiVE Moving Networks: Mobility Management and Testbed Implementation"
  Proceedings of the 13th IST Summit on Mobile and Wireless Communications, Lyon, France, 27 – 30 June, 2004

  2003

• Christoph Barz, Markus Pilz, Matthias Frank
  "Complementary Topics for Moving Networks -Dynamic IVAN Management and Intra-Vehicular Mobility”
  Presentation at the IST/EU International Workshop on Hybrid Wireless Networks, HyWiN 2003, Turin, Italy, December 2003

• Markus Albrecht, Matthias Frank, Rolf Göpffarth
  "A scalable method for treating bottlenecks in a dynamically controlled DiffServ environment"
  Proceedings of the 28th Annual Conference on Local Computer Networks, LCN'03, Königswinter, Germany, October 2003

• Simon Baatz, Matthias Frank, Peter Martini, Christoph Scholz
  "A Worst-Case Model for Co-Channel Interference in the Bluetooth Wireless System"
  Proceedings of the 28th Annual Conference on Local Computer Networks, LCN'03, Königswinter, Germany, October 2003, [Abstract], [pdf]

• Wolfgang Hansmann, Matthias Frank
  "On Things to happen during a TCP Handover"
  Proceedings of the 28th Annual Conference on Local Computer Networks, LCN'03, Königswinter, Germany, October 2003

• M. Zitterbart, K. Weniger, O. Stanze, S. Aust, Y. Dan, M. Frank, M. Gerharz, R. Gloger, C. Görg, I. Gruber, S. Hischke, P. James, H. Li, C. Pampu, C. de Waal , E. Weiß, D. Westhoff, J. Wu, B. Xu
  "IPonAir - Drahtloses Internet der nächsten Generation"
  PIK-Themenheft "Mobile Ad-hoc-Netzwerke", Praxis der Informationsverarbeitung und Kommunikation, PIK, 4/03 Oktober – Dezember, 26. Jahrgang 2003

• Michael Gerharz, Christian de Waal, Matthias Frank, Paul James
  "A Practical View on Quality-of-Service Support in Wireless Ad Hoc Networks"
  Proceedings of the 3rd IEEE Workshop on Applications and Services in Wireless Networks (ASWN), Berne, Switzerland, July 2003
  [Abstract and full paper]

• Christoph Barz, Matthias Frank, Hong-Yong Lach, Christian Maihoefer, Alexandru Petrescu, Markus Pilz, Laslo Zombik
  "Network Access Control in OverDRiVE Mobile Networks"
  12th IST Summit on Mobile and Wireless Communications, Aveiro, Portugal, June 15-18, 2003

• Matthias Frank, Hong-Yon Lach, Alexandru Petrescu, Markus Pilz, Miklós Rónai, Michael Wolf, Huamin Xu
  "Access Control in Vehicular Environments: Challenges and Approaches"
  ITG/IEEE Workshop on Multiradio Multimedia Communications (MMC 2003) - Communication Technology for Vehicles, Dortmund, Germany, February 2003

• Michael Wolf, Alexandru Petrescu, Hong-Yon Lach, Huamin Xu, Markus Pilz, Matthias Frank, Miklós Rónai
  "In-Vehicular Mobile Router: Challenges and Approaches"
  ITG/IEEE Workshop on Multiradio Multimedia Communications (MMC 2003) - Communication Technology for Vehicles, Dortmund, Germany, February 2003

  2002

• Wolfgang Hansmann, Matthias Frank, Michael Wolf
  "Performance Analysis of TCP Handover in a Wireless/Mobile Multi-Radio Environment"
  Proceedings of the 27th Annual Conference on Local Computer Networks, LCN'02, Tampa, FL, November 2002

• Michael Gerharz, Christian de Waal, Matthias Frank, Peter Martini
  "Link Stability in Mobile Wireless Ad Hoc Networks"
  Proceedings of the 27th Annual Conference on Local Computer Networks, LCN'02, Tampa, FL, November 2002
  [Abstract and full paper]

• Simon Baatz, Christoph Bieschke, Matthias Frank, Carmen Kühl, Peter Martini, Christoph Scholz
  "Building Efficient Bluetooth Scatternet Topologies from 1-Factors"
  Proceedings of the IASTED International Conference on Wireless and Optical Communications, WOC 2002, Banff, Alberta, Canada, July 2002
  [Abstract], [pdf]

• Simon Baatz, Matthias Frank, Carmen Kühl, Peter Martini, Christoph Scholz
  "Bluetooth Scatternets: An Enhanced Adaptive Scheduling Scheme"
  Proceedings of the 21st Annual Joint Conference of the IEEE Computer and Communications Societies, INFOCOM 2002, pp. 782-790, New York, June 2002
  [Abstract], [pdf]

  2001

• Matthias Frank, Tomas Göransson, Wolfgang Hansmann, Ola Johansson, Thorsten Lohmar, Toni Paila, Ralf Tönjes, Lin Xu
  "Mobility management in a hybrid radio system"
  To appear in the RSRCP Journal - Réseaux et systèmes répartis, calculateurs parallèles, Special Issue on Mobility and Internet, Hermes Science Publications, Volume 13, No. XXX, 2001

• Lin Xu, Toni Paila, Wolfgang Hansmann, Matthias Frank
  "IPv6 based Infrastructure for Wireless IP in Multi-Radio Environments with Quality of Service Support"
  Proceedings of the 26th Annual Conference on Local Computer Networks, LCN'01, Tampa, FL, November 2001

• Simon Baatz, Matthias Frank, Carmen Kühl, Peter Martini, Christoph Scholz
  "Adaptive Scatternet Support for Bluetooth using Sniff Mode"
  Proceedings of the 26th Annual Conference on Local Computer Networks, LCN'01, Tampa, FL, November 2001
  [Abstract], [pdf]

• Toni Paila, Simon Aladdin, Johan Ebenhard, Matthias Frank, Tomas Göransson, Wolfgang Hansmann, Thorsten Lohmar, Ralf Tönjes, Lin Xu
  "Flexible Network Architecture for Future Hybrid Wireless Systems"
  IST Mobile Communications Summit 2001, Barcelona, Spain, September 2001

• Matthias Frank, Rolf Göpffarth, Wolfgang Hansmann, Ulrich Müller
  "Transmission of native IPv6 over Bluetooth (6overBT)"
  Internet Draft "draft-hansmann-6overbt-00.txt", University of Bonn, July 2001
  [txt]

  2000

• Markus Albrecht, Michael Köster, Peter Martini, Matthias Frank
  "End-to-end QoS Management for Delay-sensitive Scalable Multimedia Streams over DiffServ"
  Proc. of the 25th Annual Conference on Local Computer Networks, LCN'00, Tampa, FL, November 2000

• Simon Baatz, Matthias Frank, Rolf Göpffarth, Dmitri Kassatkine, Peter Martini, Markus Schetelig, Asko Vilavaara
  "Handoff Support for Mobility with IP over Bluetooth"
  Proc. of the 25th Annual Conference on Local Computer Networks, LCN 2000, Tampa, Florida, November 2000, pp. 143-154
  [Abstract], [pdf]

• Lin Xu, Ralf Tönjes, Toni Paila, Wolfgang Hansmann, Matthias Frank, Markus Albrecht
  "DRiVE-ing to the Internet: Dynamic Radio for IP Services in Vehicular Environments"
  Proc. of the 25th Annual Conference on Local Computer Networks, LCN'00, Tampa, FL, November 2000

• Ralf Tönjes, Peter Benkö, Johan Ebenhard, Matthias Frank, Tomas Göransson, Wolfgang Hansmann, Jörg Huschke, Thorsten Lohmar, Toni Paila, Fredrik Sällström, Wolfgang Stahl, Lin Xu
  "Architecture for a Future Generation Multi-Access Wireless System with Dynamic Spectrum Allocation"
  IST Mobile Communications Summit 2000, Galway, Ireland, 1-4 October 2000

  1999

• Matthias Frank
  "Eine protokollübergreifende Regelung der Sendebandbreite basierend auf Ende-zu-Ende-Zustandsinformationen"
  Dissertation Universität Bonn, erschienen im GCA-Verlag Herdecke, ISBN 3-934389-30-9, 1999

• Simon Baatz, Matthias Frank, Peter Martini, Andre Wenzel
  "Flow Aggregation and Scalability with ROBIN: End-to-End Regulation of Bandwidth in Intra-Networks"
  Proc. of the 24th Annual Conference on Local Computer Networks, LCN'99, Boston, MA, October 1999
  [Abstract]

• Markus Albrecht, Matthias Frank, Peter Martini, Markus Schetelig, Asko Vilavaara, Andre Wenzel
  "IP Services over Bluetooth: Leading the Way to a New Mobility"
  Proc. of the 24th Annual Conference on Local Computer Networks, LCN'99, Boston, MA, October 1999

• H. Hessenmüller, K. Achtmann, J. Charzinski, M. Frank, J. Färber, E. Lehmann, S. Paul, U. Quecke, J. Tölle, W. Zirwas
  "Das europäische Projekt AMUSE - Der HFR-Feldversuch in München -"
  Der Fernmeldeingenieur, Verlag Georg Heidecker, Ausgabe 7+8 1999

• M. Albrecht, M. Frank, P. Martini
  "Bluetooth Architecture and Services Overview: The Role of IP and Quality of Service Issues"
  First Workshop on IP Quality of Service for Wireless and Mobile Networks, IQWiM'99, Aachen, April 1999

• M. Frank, P. Martini.
  "Eine Erweiterung der Transportebene zur Bandbreitenregelung auf Ende-zu-Ende Basis"
  Praxis der Informationsverarbeitung und Kommunikation, PIK 22 (1999) 1

  1998

• M. Frank, P. Martini
  "Fairness and Delay/Loss Study of an End-to-End Bandwidth Regulation Scheme"
  23rd Annual Conference on Local Computer Networks, LCN `98, Boston, October 1998

• M. Frank, P. Martini
  "Motivation of an End-to-End Regulation of Bandwidth in Intra-Networks: The ROBIN Concept"
  8th IFIP Conference on High Performance Networking, HPN ‘98, Vienna, September 1998

• M. Frank, P. Martini
  "Performance Analysis of an End-to-End Bandwidth Regulation Scheme"
  Sixth International Symposium of Modeling, Analysis and Simulation of Computer and Telecommunication Systems, MASCOTS, Montreal, July 1998

• M. Frank, P. Martini
  "Prototype Implementation and Simulation Study of an End-to-End Bandwidth Regulation Scheme"
  3rd European Conference on Networks & Optical Communications, NOC, Manchester, June 1998

• J. Charzinski, J. Färber, M. Frank, J. Tölle
  "The AMUSE Residential Multimedia Trials: Phase 1 Monitoring Results Summary"
  3rd European Conference on Networks & Optical Communications, NOC, Manchester, June 1998

• M. Frank, P. Martini
  "Practical Experience with ROBIN: End-to-End Regulation Of Bandwidth in Intra-Networks"
  9th IEEE Workshop on Local and Metropolitan Area Networks, Banff, May 1998

• J. Charzinski, J. Färber, M. Frank, U. Gremmelmaier
  "The AMUSE Residential Multimedia Trials: Network Architecture, Usage Measurement and Modelling"
  9th IEEE Workshop on Local and Metropolitan Area Networks, Banff, May 1998

  1997

• M. Frank, P. Martini
  "Practical Experiences with a Transport Layer Extension for End-to-End Bandwidth Regulation"
  22nd Annual Conference on Computer Networks, LCN `97, Minneapolis, Nov. 1997

• J. Färber, J. Charzinski, M. Frank
  "The WWW-Service in the AMUSE Field Trials: Usage Evaluation and Traffic Modelling"
  EXPERT ATM Traffic Symposium, Mykonos, Sept. 1997

• J. Charzinski, J. Färber, J. Enssle, M. Frank
  "The AMUSE Residential Multimedia Trials: Network Architecture and First Results"
  European Conference on Networks & Optical Communications, NOC, Jun. 1997
  

• H. Elbert, J. Enssle, M. Frank, H. Hessenmüller, E.T. Hvannberg, T. Theimer
  "Multimedia Service Provisioning in the Munich Trial of the AMUSE Project"
  2nd Europoean Conference on Multimedia Applications, Services and Techniques, ECMAST, May 1997
  

• H. Hessenmüller, R. Bordewisch, H. Elbert, J. Enssle, M. Frank, U. Gremmelmaier,
  M.Gruber, E. Lehmann, H. Martin, U. Quecke, G. Seifert, T. Theimer
  "Das europäische Projekt AMUSE - Der HFC-Feldversuch in München -"
  Der Fernmeldeingenieur, Verlag Georg Heidecker, Ausgabe 1+2 1997

  1996

• R. Bordewisch, J. Enssle, M. Frank
  "Performance Evaluation of Multimedia Systems in the AMUSE-Project"
  8th IEEE Workshop on Local and Metropolitan Area Networks, Aug. 1996

• M. Frank, M. Köster, P. Martini
  "A Priority Based Multicast Video Transport Protocol"
  8th IEEE Workshop on Local and Metropolitan Area Networks, Aug. 1996

  1995

• M. Frank, P. Martini, M. Rümekasten
  "SimCom - A Simulator for Interconnected Heterogeneous Networks"
  7th European Simulation Symposium, SCS, Oct. 1995

• M. Frank, P. Martini, M. Rümekasten
  "SimCom - A Simulator for Interconnected Heterogeneous Networks"
  Tool Demonstration at the Joint International Conference Performance Tools '95 and MMB '95, Heidelberg, September 1995

  1994

• M. Frank, R. Wittenberg
  "Flow Control Functions for High-Speed Transport Protocols in Local Workstation Environments"
  19th Conference on Local Computer Networks, LCN, Oct. 1994

• M. Frank
  "Design und Bewertung neuartiger Flusskontrollmechanismen für Hochgeschwindigkeits-Transportprotokolle"
  Master Thesis, Universität Paderborn, Jan. 1994