Packet switching in quantum networks: A path to the quantum Internet
Large-scale quantum networks with thousands of nodes require scalable network protocols and physical hardware to realize. In this paper, we introduce packet switching as a paradigm for quantum data transmission in both future and near-term quantum networks. We propose a classical-quantum data frame...
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| author | Stephen DiAdamo Bing Qi Glen Miller Ramana Kompella Alireza Shabani |
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| description | Large-scale quantum networks with thousands of nodes require scalable network protocols and physical hardware to realize. In this paper, we introduce packet switching as a paradigm for quantum data transmission in both future and near-term quantum networks. We propose a classical-quantum data frame structure and explore methods of frame generation and processing. Further, we present conceptual designs for a quantum reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer to realize the proposed transmission scheme. Packet switching allows for a universal design for a next-generation Internet where classical and quantum data share the same network protocols and infrastructure. In this quantum networking paradigm, entanglement distribution, as with quantum key distribution, is an application built on top of the quantum network rather than as a network designed especially for those purposes. For analysis of the network model, we simulate the feasibility of quantum packet switching for some preliminary models of quantum key and entanglement distribution. Finally, we discuss how our model can be integrated with other network models toward a realization of the quantum Internet. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-680f0185b0084388abe1c9f441c997872024-04-12T17:25:40ZengAmerican Physical SocietyPhysical Review Research2643-15642022-10-014404306410.1103/PhysRevResearch.4.043064Packet switching in quantum networks: A path to the quantum InternetStephen DiAdamoBing QiGlen MillerRamana KompellaAlireza ShabaniLarge-scale quantum networks with thousands of nodes require scalable network protocols and physical hardware to realize. In this paper, we introduce packet switching as a paradigm for quantum data transmission in both future and near-term quantum networks. We propose a classical-quantum data frame structure and explore methods of frame generation and processing. Further, we present conceptual designs for a quantum reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer to realize the proposed transmission scheme. Packet switching allows for a universal design for a next-generation Internet where classical and quantum data share the same network protocols and infrastructure. In this quantum networking paradigm, entanglement distribution, as with quantum key distribution, is an application built on top of the quantum network rather than as a network designed especially for those purposes. For analysis of the network model, we simulate the feasibility of quantum packet switching for some preliminary models of quantum key and entanglement distribution. Finally, we discuss how our model can be integrated with other network models toward a realization of the quantum Internet.http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.4.043064 |
| spellingShingle | Stephen DiAdamo Bing Qi Glen Miller Ramana Kompella Alireza Shabani Packet switching in quantum networks: A path to the quantum Internet Physical Review Research |
| title | Packet switching in quantum networks: A path to the quantum Internet |
| title_full | Packet switching in quantum networks: A path to the quantum Internet |
| title_fullStr | Packet switching in quantum networks: A path to the quantum Internet |
| title_full_unstemmed | Packet switching in quantum networks: A path to the quantum Internet |
| title_short | Packet switching in quantum networks: A path to the quantum Internet |
| title_sort | packet switching in quantum networks a path to the quantum internet |
| url | http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.4.043064 |
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