Table 5 Software environment used for executing the proposed research and comparative analysis.

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Component

Version

Purpose

Operating System

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (64-bit)

Primary runtime environment

Python Interpreter

Python 3.10.12

Core implementation language

NumPy

1.26.2

Array and numerical operations

OpenCV

4.9.0

Image processing and PSNR computation

Matplotlib

3.8.0

Data visualization and plotting

scikit-learn

1.3.1

Dataset loading and manipulation

NS-3 Simulator

Version 3.39

Network packet loss and latency simulation

Random Number Generator

AES-CTR DRBG (via secrets module + PyCryptodome 3.20)

CSPRNG implementation

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