Towards the Quantum Internet: Satellite Control Plane Architectures and Protocol Design

The creation of the future quantum Internet requires the development of new systems, architectures, and communications protocols. As a matter of fact, the optical fiber technology is affected by extremely high losses; thus, the deployment of a quantum satellite network (QSN) composed of quantum sate...

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Main Authors: Francesco Chiti, Romano Fantacci, Roberto Picchi, Laura Pierucci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Series:Future Internet
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-5903/13/8/196