Quantum key distribution(QKD)guarantees informationtheoretic security through the fundamental principles of quantum mechanics.As its matures,QKD networks have achieved long-distance deployment,showing significant adva...Quantum key distribution(QKD)guarantees informationtheoretic security through the fundamental principles of quantum mechanics.As its matures,QKD networks have achieved long-distance deployment,showing significant advancements in practical quantum-security communication infrastructure[1].When transitioning to large scale quantum communication networks with complicated topologies,conventional paradigms,which are based on point-to-point QKD links connected by trusted nodes,face technical challenges on achieving scalability and optimizing resource allocation.Quantum entanglements are important resources for quantum networks.展开更多
Due to the vulnerability of fibers in optical networks, physical- layer attacks targeting photon splitting, such as eavesdrop- ping, can potentially lead to large information and revenue loss. To enhance the existing ...Due to the vulnerability of fibers in optical networks, physical- layer attacks targeting photon splitting, such as eavesdrop- ping, can potentially lead to large information and revenue loss. To enhance the existing security approaches of optical networks, a new promising technology, quantum key distribu- tion （QKD）, can securely encrypt services in optical networks, which has been a hotspot of research in recent years for its characteristic that can let clients know whether infomlation transmission has been eavesdropped or not. In this paper, we apply QKD to provide secret keys for optical networks and then introduce the architecture of QKD based optical net- work. As for the secret keys generated by QKD in optical net- works, we propose a re-transmission mechanism by analyzing the security risks in QKD-based optical networks. Numerical results indicate that the proposed re-transmission mechanism can provide strong protection degree with enhanced attack protection. Finally, we illustrated some future challenges in QKD-based optical networks.展开更多
文摘Quantum key distribution(QKD)guarantees informationtheoretic security through the fundamental principles of quantum mechanics.As its matures,QKD networks have achieved long-distance deployment,showing significant advancements in practical quantum-security communication infrastructure[1].When transitioning to large scale quantum communication networks with complicated topologies,conventional paradigms,which are based on point-to-point QKD links connected by trusted nodes,face technical challenges on achieving scalability and optimizing resource allocation.Quantum entanglements are important resources for quantum networks.
基金supported in part by NSFC project(Grant No.61571058and 61601052)Science and Technology Project of State Grid Corporation of China:The Key Technology Research of Elastic Optical Network(Grant No.526800160006)+1 种基金China Postdoctoral Science Foundation Project(2016M600970)ZTE Industry-Academia-Research Cooperation Funds
文摘Due to the vulnerability of fibers in optical networks, physical- layer attacks targeting photon splitting, such as eavesdrop- ping, can potentially lead to large information and revenue loss. To enhance the existing security approaches of optical networks, a new promising technology, quantum key distribu- tion （QKD）, can securely encrypt services in optical networks, which has been a hotspot of research in recent years for its characteristic that can let clients know whether infomlation transmission has been eavesdropped or not. In this paper, we apply QKD to provide secret keys for optical networks and then introduce the architecture of QKD based optical net- work. As for the secret keys generated by QKD in optical net- works, we propose a re-transmission mechanism by analyzing the security risks in QKD-based optical networks. Numerical results indicate that the proposed re-transmission mechanism can provide strong protection degree with enhanced attack protection. Finally, we illustrated some future challenges in QKD-based optical networks.
