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About this paper
Athanasios Gkelias, Felix T. A. Burt, Kin K. Leung
This tutorial translates fundamental quantum mechanics into network engineering principles, proposing a unified operational framework for the Quantum Internet. It introduces a dual-plane architecture, Software-Defined Quantum Networking (SDQN), a Quantum Network Operating System (QNOS), and a Quantum Network Utility Maximization (Q-NUM) framework to manage the inherent fragility and probabilistic nature of quantum resources in multi-tenant environments.
Key insights
- Quantum networks fundamentally differ from classical networks due to the no-cloning theorem, observer effect, and probabilistic nature, necessitating a dual quantum-classical control plane and new networking paradigms.
- The SDQN control triad (Routing, Scheduling, Resource Allocation) must be jointly managed, as classical additive-cost algorithms are ill-suited for non-additive, probabilistic quantum path costs and perishable resources.
- A QNOS is essential for abstracting hardware heterogeneity and providing standardized APIs, while Q-NUM provides a mathematical lens to optimize network utility based on application-specific rate and fidelity targets, acknowledging non-monotonic utility.
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