What's a UUID? A UUID (Universal Unique Identifier) is a standardised implementation of generating unique byte sequences. In string format, these UUIDs look like this: ...

It isn't the most character efficient way of encoding 128 bits UUID v1/v2 is impractical in many environments, as it requires access to a unique, stable MAC address UUID v3/v5 requires a unique seed ...

Abstract: I welcome you to the fourth issue of the IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials in 2021. This issue includes 23 papers covering different aspects of communication networks. In particular, ...