GB2441364B - A quantum communication system and method - Google Patents

A quantum communication system and method

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GB2441364B
GB2441364B GB0617231A GB0617231A GB2441364B GB 2441364 B GB2441364 B GB 2441364B GB 0617231 A GB0617231 A GB 0617231A GB 0617231 A GB0617231 A GB 0617231A GB 2441364 B GB2441364 B GB 2441364B
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communication system
quantum communication
quantum
communication
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Zhiliang Yuan
Andrew James Shields
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Toshiba Europe Ltd
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L63/00—Network architectures or network communication protocols for network security
    • H04L63/14—Network architectures or network communication protocols for network security for detecting or protecting against malicious traffic
    • H04L63/1441—Countermeasures against malicious traffic
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L69/00—Network arrangements, protocols or services independent of the application payload and not provided for in the other groups of this subclass
    • H04L69/18—Multiprotocol handlers, e.g. single devices capable of handling multiple protocols
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L9/00—Cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for secret or secure communications; Network security protocols
    • H04L9/08—Key distribution or management, e.g. generation, sharing or updating, of cryptographic keys or passwords
    • H04L9/0816—Key establishment, i.e. cryptographic processes or cryptographic protocols whereby a shared secret becomes available to two or more parties, for subsequent use
    • H04L9/0852—Quantum cryptography
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L9/00—Cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for secret or secure communications; Network security protocols
    • H04L9/08—Key distribution or management, e.g. generation, sharing or updating, of cryptographic keys or passwords
    • H04L9/0816—Key establishment, i.e. cryptographic processes or cryptographic protocols whereby a shared secret becomes available to two or more parties, for subsequent use
    • H04L9/0852—Quantum cryptography
    • H04L9/0858—Details about key distillation or coding, e.g. reconciliation, error correction, privacy amplification, polarisation coding or phase coding
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EP1059782A2 (en) * 1999-06-10 2000-12-13 Lucent Technologies Inc. Method and apparatus for dynamically allocating bandwidth utilization in a packet telephony network
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WO2003019961A1 (en) * 2001-08-27 2003-03-06 Nokia Corporation Selecting an operational mode of a codec
US20040109564A1 (en) * 2002-07-05 2004-06-10 Nicolas Cerf High-rate quantum key distribution scheme relying on continuously phase and amplitude-modulated coherent light pulses
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Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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CN108199781A (en) * 2018-01-31 2018-06-22 清华大学 For detecting the wiretap of communication system security and detection method

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