Quantum networks in our future

Science Daily August 31, 2021 While components of the quantum Internet are under development, the control plane remains undefined. An international team of researchers (Canada, USA – industry) outline their vision for a software-defined quantum network that enables a flexible experimental platform for developing quantum applications for industry. The quantum Internet, like the classical Internet, will be a network of networks. Operation of an industrial quantum network is viewed as a networked control problem, and they propose a time-sensitive network control plane to enable a quantum software-defined network. Measurement-device-independent quantum key distribution is used as an example implementation since it […]