Long-term performance of the SwissQuantum quantum key distribution network in a field environment

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In this paper, we report on the performance of the SwissQuantum quantum key distribution (QKD) network. The network was installed in the Geneva metropolitan area and ran for more than one-and-a-half years, from the end of March 2009 to the beginning of January 2011. The main goal of this experiment was to test the reliability of the quantum layer over a long period of time in a production environment. A key management layer has been developed to manage the key between the three nodes of the network. This QKD-secure network was utilized by end-users through an application layer. © IOP Publishing Ltd and Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft.

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Stucki, D., Legré, M., Buntschu, F., Clausen, B., Felber, N., Gisin, N., … Zbinden, H. (2011). Long-term performance of the SwissQuantum quantum key distribution network in a field environment. New Journal of Physics, 13. https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/13/12/123001

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