Software defined network implementation of multi-node adaptive novel quantum key distribution protocol

Hardeer Kaur; Jai Sukh Paul Singh; Hardeer Kaur; Jai Sukh Paul Singh

doi:10.3934/electreng.2024020

AIMS Electronics and Electrical Engineering

2024, Volume 8, Issue 4: 410-430. doi: 10.3934/electreng.2024020

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Software defined network implementation of multi-node adaptive novel quantum key distribution protocol

Hardeer Kaur ^{1,
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Jai Sukh Paul Singh ²

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School of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar-Delhi GT Road, Phagwara, 144001, Punjab, India
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Department of Research Collaboration, Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar-Delhi GT Road, Phagwara, 144001, Punjab, India

Academic Editor: Harry Leib

Received: 17 May 2024 Revised: 25 August 2024 Accepted: 09 September 2024 Published: 13 September 2024

Access to information can destroy nations and change the course of history altogether. Communication is very important, and in today's internet age, nothing moves without real-time information support. For securing communication, a commonly know technique is to use cryptography and public channels. Engineers have been working to create a better and more secure cryptographic system. Quantum key distribution stands at the top of this security system. Although QKD, based on principles of physics, provides a near-perfect security solution. It has a few drawbacks of its own, like low key generation rates and vulnerability to cyberattacks. Owning to these limitations, authors propose an adaptive quantum key distribution system based on software-defined networks. The authors propose to introduce redundancy in the key generation, thereby increasing the key generation rate and improving the resilience to cyberattacks. A performance comparison of novel quantum key distribution was done with BB84 and B92 quantum key distribution protocols.
- quantum mechanics,
- entanglement,
- quantum protocol,
- quantum simulator,
- quantum communication
Citation: Hardeer Kaur, Jai Sukh Paul Singh. Software defined network implementation of multi-node adaptive novel quantum key distribution protocol[J]. AIMS Electronics and Electrical Engineering, 2024, 8(4): 410-430. doi: 10.3934/electreng.2024020

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Abstract

Access to information can destroy nations and change the course of history altogether. Communication is very important, and in today's internet age, nothing moves without real-time information support. For securing communication, a commonly know technique is to use cryptography and public channels. Engineers have been working to create a better and more secure cryptographic system. Quantum key distribution stands at the top of this security system. Although QKD, based on principles of physics, provides a near-perfect security solution. It has a few drawbacks of its own, like low key generation rates and vulnerability to cyberattacks. Owning to these limitations, authors propose an adaptive quantum key distribution system based on software-defined networks. The authors propose to introduce redundancy in the key generation, thereby increasing the key generation rate and improving the resilience to cyberattacks. A performance comparison of novel quantum key distribution was done with BB84 and B92 quantum key distribution protocols.

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