Trusted Node QKD at an Electrical Utility

Trusted Node QKD at an Electrical Utility

Challenges facing the deployment of quantum key distribution (QKD) systems in critical infrastructure protection applications include the optical loss-key rate tradeoff, addition of network clients, and interoperability of vendor-specific QKD hardware. Here, we address these challenges and present r...

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Main Authors: Philip G. Evans, Muneer Alshowkan, Duncan Earl, Daniel D. Mulkey, Raymond Newell, Glen Peterson, Claira Safi, Justin L. Tripp, Nicholas A. Peters
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2021-01-01
Series:IEEE Access
Subjects:
Cybersecurity
electrical substation
network
quantum key distribution
trusted node
trusted relay
Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9405393/
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Summary:Challenges facing the deployment of quantum key distribution (QKD) systems in critical infrastructure protection applications include the optical loss-key rate tradeoff, addition of network clients, and interoperability of vendor-specific QKD hardware. Here, we address these challenges and present results from a recent field demonstration of three QKD systems on a real-world electric utility optical fiber network.
ISSN:2169-3536

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