Analysis of the NS-3 module QKDNetSim for the Simulation of QKD Networks
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David Soler [1] ; Iván Cillero ; Francisco J. Nóvoa [1]
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Carlos Dafonte
[1]
;
Ana Fernández Vilas
;
Manuel Fernández Veiga
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[1] Universidade da Coruña
Universidade da Coruña
A Coruña, España
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- Localización: VI Congreso XoveTIC: impulsando el talento científico / coord. por Javier Pereira-Loureiro , Manuel Penedo ; Manuel Lagos Rodríguez (ed. lit.), Álvaro Leitao (ed. lit.), Tirso Varela Rodeiro (ed. lit.), 2023
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
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
