The present document describes the main communication resources involved in a QKD system and the possible architectures that can be adopted when performing a QKD deployment over an optical network infrastructure. The scope of the present document is restricted to QKD deployments over fibre optical networks. Architectural options are also restricted to point-to-point communication.
Status: Published
Publication Date: 2019-01-02
Category: Quantum Computing
Working Group: Quantum Key Distribution (QKD)
Primary Source: V1.1.1 (2019-02)
Source: https://www.standict.eu/standards-repository/etsi-gs-qkd-012-v111
