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Mucchi, L., Ronga, L., Zhou, X., Huang, K., Chen, Y., & Wang, R. (2017). A new metric for measuring the security of an environment: The secrecy pressure. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 16(5), 3416-3430. Article 7880714. https://doi.org/10.1109/TWC.2017.2682245

Mucchi, Lorenzo ; Ronga, Luca ; Zhou, Xiangyun et al. / A new metric for measuring the security of an environment : The secrecy pressure. In: IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 2017 ; Vol. 16, No. 5. pp. 3416-3430.

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Mucchi, L, Ronga, L, Zhou, X, Huang, K, Chen, Y & Wang, R 2017, 'A new metric for measuring the security of an environment: The secrecy pressure', IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 16, no. 5, 7880714, pp. 3416-3430. https://doi.org/10.1109/TWC.2017.2682245

A new metric for measuring the security of an environment: The secrecy pressure. / Mucchi, Lorenzo; Ronga, Luca; Zhou, Xiangyun et al.
In: IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, Vol. 16, No. 5, 7880714, 05.2017, p. 3416-3430.

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Mucchi L, Ronga L, Zhou X, Huang K, Chen Y, Wang R. A new metric for measuring the security of an environment: The secrecy pressure. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 2017 May;16(5):3416-3430. 7880714. doi: 10.1109/TWC.2017.2682245