CoNTe: A Core Network Temporal Blockchain for 5G.
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SUBMITTER: Platt S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7570558 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep
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CoNTe: A Core Network Temporal Blockchain for 5G.
Platt Steven S Sanabria-Russo Luis L Oliver Miquel M
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) 20200915 18
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