Trusted Node QKD at an Electrical Utility
Philip G. Evans, Muneer Alshowkan, Duncan Earl, Daniel Mulkey, Raymond Newell, Glen Peterson, Claira Safi, Justin L. Tripp, Nicholas A. Peters
Abstract
Challenges facing the deployment of quantum key distribution (QKD) systems in critical infrastructure protection applications include the optical loss-key rate tradeoff, addition of network clients, and interoperability of vendor-specific QKD hardware. Here, we address these challenges and present results from a recent field demonstration of three QKD systems on a real-world electric utility optical fiber network.
Topics & Concepts
Quantum key distributionInteroperabilitySoftware deploymentComputer scienceKey (lock)VendorComputer networkNode (physics)Computer securityQuantumEngineeringOperating systemPhysicsQuantum mechanicsBusinessMarketingStructural engineeringQuantum Information and CryptographyOptical Network TechnologiesAdvanced Photonic Communication Systems