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Exchanging information electronically has almost become a necessity in today’s world. Starting with the traditional telephone networks, electronic communication has evolved significantly over the years. Today we have networking technologies that cater for information exchange at all geographical scales.

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Hasan, S.F. (2014). Introduction. In: Emerging Trends in Communication Networks. SpringerBriefs in Electrical and Computer Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07389-7_1

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