Internet-Scale Quantum Repeater Networks

Опубликовано 28 июля 2016, 22:48

Internet-scale quantum repeater networks will be heterogeneous in physical technology, node functionality, and management. The classical control necessary to use the network will therefore face similar issues as Internet data transmission. In this talk, I will describe the basic ideas behind quantum repeater networks, some of their uses, the open problems that must be addressed, and our current research on the Quantum Recursive Network Architecture, or QRNA. As an example of the collision of quantum and classical engineering, I will present our analysis of multiplexing schemes for repeater networks, and show that Internet-style statistical multiplexing improves aggregate throughput of the network, is robust and fair, and can be easily implemented.