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TAQNet: Traffic-Aware Minimum-Cost Quantum Communication Network Planning

November 28, 2024Ilora Maity, Junaid ur Rehman, Symeon ChatzinotasQuantum InternetAttenuation, Costs, Genetic algorithms, Heuristic algorithms, Optical attenuators, Optical fiber networks, Planning, Power demand, Quantum channels, Quantum communication

Quantum key distribution (QKD) provides a secure method to exchange encrypted information between two parties in a quantum communication infrastructure (QCI). The primary challenge in deploying a QCI is the cost of using optical fibers and trusted repeater nodes (TRNs). Practical systems combine quantum and classical channels on the same fiber to reduce the cost […]

A Cost and Power Feasibility Analysis of Quantum Annealing for NextG Cellular Wireless Networks

In order to meet mobile cellular users’ ever-increasing data demands, today’s 4G and 5G wireless networks are designed mainly with the goal of maximizing spectral efficiency. While they have made progress in this regard, controlling the carbon footprint and operational costs of such networks remains a long-standing problem among network designers. This article takes a […]