Analysis of the NS-3 module QKDNetSim for the Simulation of QKD Networks

  1. David Soler 1
  2. Iván Cillero
  3. Francisco J. Nóvoa 1
  4. Carlos Dafonte 1
  5. Ana Fernández Vilas
  6. Manuel Fernández Veiga
  1. 1 Universidade da Coruña
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    Universidade da Coruña

    La Coruña, España

    ROR https://ror.org/01qckj285

Libro:
VI Congreso XoveTIC: impulsando el talento científico
  1. Manuel Lagos Rodríguez (ed. lit.)
  2. Álvaro Leitao Rodríguez (ed. lit.)
  3. Tirso Varela Rodeiro (ed. lit.)
  4. Javier Pereira Loureiro (coord.)
  5. Manuel Francisco González Penedo (coord.)

Editorial: Servizo de Publicacións ; Universidade da Coruña

Ano de publicación: 2023

Congreso: XoveTIC (6. 2023. A Coruña)

Tipo: Achega congreso

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Resumo

Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) is a promising technology that allows two nodes to privately agree on a key through a quantum channel. Unfortunately, QKD is still in experimental phase and researchers must rely on simulators to replicate the behaviour of a quantum network. One of the most widespread is QKDNetSim, a module for the C++ network simulator NS-3. However, this module is very limited in its behaviour, so it does not faithfully represent a real quantum network. In this work we analyse the structure and components of QKDNetSim, as well as its shortcomings and how they affect the quality of the simulation

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