Fast and Secure Routing Algorithms for Quantum Key Distribution Networks
Published in Journal 1, 2022
This paper considers the problem of secure packet routing at the maximum achievable rate in a Quantum key distribution (QKD) network. Assume that a QKD protocol generates symmetric private keys for secure communication over each link in a multi-hop network. The quantum key generation process, which is affected by noise, is assumed to be modeled by a stochastic counting process. Packets are first encrypted with the available quantum keys for each hop and then transmitted on a point-to-point basis over the communication links.
Recommended citation: V. B and A. Sinha, "Fast and Secure Routing Algorithms for Quantum Key Distribution Networks," 2022 14th International Conference on COMmunication Systems & NETworkS (COMSNETS), 2022, pp. 120-128, doi: 10.1109/COMSNETS53615.2022.9668578. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/9668578/