The Telecommunication Networks Laboratory (NeL) focuses on research relevant to the design, operation, management and optimization of communications and computer networks, with an emphasis on performance and efficiency aspects. Particular research directions include:

• modeling, performance evaluation and dimensioning of network components, devices, protocols and subsystems;
• network resources management, traffic control and Quality of Service (QoS) guarantees;
• energy efficiency considerations;
• network management, mobility/handover management, network interoperability and related softwarization and virtualization technologies;
• Radio Access Networks and multi-RAT connectivity;
• mobile ad hoc, delay tolerant and vehicular networks and networking technologies for IoT.