Table 1.
Technical terms and abbreviations
| Terms | Description |
|---|---|
| AI | Artificial Intelligence |
| AP | Application Plane |
| BC | Blockchain |
| CH | Cluster Head |
| CHS | Cluster Head Selection |
| CNN | Convolutional Neural Network |
| COVID-19 | 2019 Novel Coronavirus |
| CP | Control Plane |
| DoS | Denial of Service |
| DDoS | Distributed Denial of Service |
| DP | Data Plane |
| IoMT | Internet of Medical Things |
| IoT | Internet of Things |
| IR 4.0 | Industrial Revolution 4.0 |
| ML | Machine Learning |
| NFV | Network Function Virtualization |
| QoS | Quality of Service |
| RFID | Radio Frequency Identification |
| SARS-COV-2 | Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 |
| SC | Smart Contact |
| SDN | Software Defined Networking |
| TLS | Transport Layer Security |