• DocumentCode
    1891409
  • Title

    Node modules and protocols for the Quantum-Back-Bone of a quantum-key-distribution network

  • Author

    Maurhart, O. ; Lorunser, T. ; Länger, T. ; Pacher, C. ; Peev, M. ; Poppe, A.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. Safety & Security, Austrian Res. Centers GmbH - ARC, Vienna, Austria
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    20-24 Sept. 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    The very recent demonstration of the SECOQC QKD-network convincingly extended single QKD-links to QKD-networks gaining new functionalities. The needed interfaces, protocols and node modules are explained.
  • Keywords
    cryptographic protocols; quantum cryptography; SECOQC QKD-network; node modules; protocols; quantum-back-bone; quantum-key-distribution network; Design engineering; IP networks; Optical fiber devices; Paper technology; Peer to peer computing; Protocols; Prototypes; Routing; Safety; Testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Communication, 2009. ECOC '09. 35th European Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Vienna
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-5096-1
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5287409