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A novel approach to quality-of-service provisioning in trusted relay Quantum Key Distribution networks
In recent years, noticeable progress has been made in the development of quantum equipment, reflected through the number of successful demonstrations of Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) technology. Although they showcase the great achievements of QKD, many practical difficulties still need to be resolved. Inspired by the significant similarity between mobile ad-hoc networks and QKD technology, we propose a novel quality of service (QoS) model including new metrics for determining the states of public and quantum channels as well as a comprehensive metric of the QKD link. We also propose a novel routing protocol to achieve high-level scalability and minimize consumption of cryptographic keys. Given the limited mobility of nodes in QKD networks, our routing protocol uses the geographical distance and calculated link states to determine the optimal route. It also benefits from a caching mechanism and detection of returning loops to provide effective forwarding while minimizing key consumption and achieving the desired utilization of network links. Simulation results are presented to demonstrate the validity and accuracy of the proposed solutions.Web of Science28118116
Outage Probability of Wireless Ad Hoc Networks with Cooperative Relaying
In this paper, we analyze the performance of cooperative transmissions in
wireless ad hoc networks with random node locations. According to a contention
probability for message transmission, each source node can either transmits its
own message signal or acts as a potential relay for others. Hence, each
destination node can potentially receive two copies of the message signal, one
from the direct link and the other from the relay link. Taking the random node
locations and interference into account, we derive closed-form expressions for
the outage probability with different combining schemes at the destination
nodes. In particular, the outage performance of optimal combining, maximum
ratio combining, and selection combining strategies are studied and quantified.Comment: 7 pages; IEEE Globecom 201
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