TY - GEN
T1 - Theoretical analysis of QBER for Quantum Key Distribution in 5G multi-site networks
AU - Batalla, Jordi Mongay
AU - Sujecki, Slawomir
AU - Song, Houbing
AU - Mavromoustakis, Constandinos X.
AU - Wichary, Tomasz
N1 - Funding Information:
ACKNOWLEDGMENT This work was undertaken under the H2020 Grant No 871582 (NGIatlantic: Experiment on security features of multi-provider mobile network infrastructure). First author’s work was funded by: Intelligent Management of next generation MobIle NEtworks aNd serviCEs, supported by the National Centre for Research and Development in Poland. Parts of this work were performed by the "Smart and Healthy Ageing through People Engaging in supporting Systems" SHAPES project, funded from EU H2020 programme under grant agreement No 857159. This research was partially supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 2150213 and Grant No. 1956193.
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PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - This paper presents theoretical analysis of Quantum Bit Error Rate (QBER) for Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) in mobile networks (5G/6G). The considered configuration of the underlying optical fiber network that is available for the establishment of the QKD in multi-site 5G networks assumes that the 5G sites are connected by a single optical fiber. Thus, multiplexing of both quantum and classical channels in a single optical fiber is thus necessary. This, in turn, results in a cross talk between classical and quantum channels, which increases QBER and imposes limitations on the maximum distance that can be reached. The approach followed in this paper provides an estimate of the maximum quantum link budget for the targeted QBER. The results of the analysis show that the QKD solution considered here can be potentially deployed using current Operators' 5G infrastructures to replace currently used asymmetric key exchange algorithms if needed.
AB - This paper presents theoretical analysis of Quantum Bit Error Rate (QBER) for Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) in mobile networks (5G/6G). The considered configuration of the underlying optical fiber network that is available for the establishment of the QKD in multi-site 5G networks assumes that the 5G sites are connected by a single optical fiber. Thus, multiplexing of both quantum and classical channels in a single optical fiber is thus necessary. This, in turn, results in a cross talk between classical and quantum channels, which increases QBER and imposes limitations on the maximum distance that can be reached. The approach followed in this paper provides an estimate of the maximum quantum link budget for the targeted QBER. The results of the analysis show that the QKD solution considered here can be potentially deployed using current Operators' 5G infrastructures to replace currently used asymmetric key exchange algorithms if needed.
KW - 5G network
KW - multi-site infrastructure
KW - Network security
KW - Quantum Key Distribution
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U2 - 10.1109/iThings-GreenCom-CPSCom-SmartData-Cybermatics55523.2022.00106
DO - 10.1109/iThings-GreenCom-CPSCom-SmartData-Cybermatics55523.2022.00106
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85142090742
T3 - Proceedings - IEEE Congress on Cybermatics: 2022 IEEE International Conferences on Internet of Things, iThings 2022, IEEE Green Computing and Communications, GreenCom 2022, IEEE Cyber, Physical and Social Computing, CPSCom 2022 and IEEE Smart Data, SmartData 2022
SP - 541
EP - 548
BT - Proceedings - IEEE Congress on Cybermatics
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 2022 IEEE Congress on Cybermatics: 15th IEEE International Conferences on Internet of Things, iThings 2022, 18th IEEE International Conferences on Green Computing and Communications, GreenCom 2022, 2022 IEEE International Conference on Cyber, Physical and Social Computing, CPSCom 2022 and 8th IEEE International Conference on Smart Data, SmartData 2022
Y2 - 22 August 2022 through 25 August 2022
ER -