Analysis of the NS-3 module QKDNetSim for the Simulation of QKD Networks

• David Soler ^[1] ; Iván Cillero ; Francisco J. Nóvoa ^[1] ; Carlos Dafonte ^[1] ; Ana Fernández Vilas ; Manuel Fernández Veiga
  1. [1] Universidade da Coruña

     Universidade da Coruña

     A Coruña, España

     
• Localización: VI Congreso XoveTIC: impulsando el talento científico / coord. por Javier Pereira-Loureiro, Manuel Francisco González Penedo; Manuel Lagos Rodríguez (ed. lit.), Álvaro Leitao Rodríguez (ed. lit.), Tirso Varela Rodeiro (ed. lit.), 2023
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) is a promising technology that allows two nodes to privately agree on a key through a quantum channel. Unfortunately, QKD is still in experimental phase and researchers must rely on simulators to replicate the behaviour of a quantum network. One of the most widespread is QKDNetSim, a module for the C++ network simulator NS-3. However, this module is very limited in its behaviour, so it does not faithfully represent a real quantum network. In this work we analyse the structure and components of QKDNetSim, as well as its shortcomings and how they affect the quality of the simulation