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seCurity and PrivaCy in smart Grids
It provides data interfaces to both receiving data and transmitting
data paths, as well as an access interface to other hardware-specific
resources on the hardware platform. e spectrum and channel man-
ager manage all the spectrum- and channel-related resources, includ-
ing links, frequencies, and modulation methods. ere are several
functional modules interfaced with the spectrum and channel man-
ager. e spectrum detection and prediction module provides the
information regarding the availability of some frequency bands. e
decision-making module utilizes decision algorithms to make deci-
sions such as which ...