OUTLINE OF THE SECOQC QUANTUM-KEY-DISTRIBUTION NETWORK IN VIENNA
Abstract
A quantum key distribution (QKD) network is currently being implemented in Vienna by integrating seven QKD-link devices that connect five subsidiaries of Siemens Austria. We give an architectural overview of the network and present the enabling QKD technologies, as well as the novel QKD network protocols.
The paper was presented at the LQCIL '07 Workshop on Quantum Cryptography and Security, which took place in 18–20 July 2007, in the premises of Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), Technical University of Lisbon, in Portugal.
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