A-Connectionless-Entanglement-Distribution-Protocol-Design-in-Quantum-Networks

This repository provides the open-source implementation related to the research paper "A Connectionless Entanglement Distribution Protocol Design in Quantum Networks".

How to run

• Connectionless protocol (proposed):

  python ./Connectionless-protocol/Connection-less_Protocol_Fair.py

• Baseline 1:

  python ./Connectionless-protocol/Connection-less_Protocol_Threshold.py

• Baseline 2:

  python ./Connectionless-protocol/Connection-less_Protocol_Threshold.py

Requirements

• python3

Note and Citation

• Please refer to the publication "Xiao, Zirui, et al. "A connectionless entanglement distribution protocol design in quantum networks." IEEE Network 38.1 (2023): 131-139." Link

• Please add the following citation in your work if you use our open-source code.

@article{xiao2023connectionless,
  title={A connectionless entanglement distribution protocol design in quantum networks},
  author={Xiao, Zirui and Li, Jian and Xue, Kaiping and Li, Zhonghui and Yu, Nenghai and Sun, Qibin and Lu, Jun},
  journal={IEEE Network},
  volume={38},
  number={1},
  pages={131--139},
  year={2023},
  publisher={IEEE}
}