Towards Interconnected Quantum Networks: A Requirements Analysis
摘要
Most of nowadays quantum key distribution (QKD) networks rely on trusted nodes. While trusted nodes allow for overcoming range limitations of QKD, their use hinders building interconnected networks as trust in every node has to be granted in such networks. In this paper, we focus on the requirements to enable interconnected QKD networks and sketch a way towards an interconnected multi-vendor/multi-provider QKD research network.