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==Assumptions== | ==Assumptions== | ||
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* Each | * Each network repeater node equipped with: | ||
** Quantum memories that can hold a qubit perfectly for some predefined time. | ** Quantum memories that can hold a qubit perfectly for some predefined time. | ||
** Entanglement sources. | ** Entanglement sources. | ||
** Ability to perform Bell state measurements between any pair of locally-held qubits. | ** Ability to perform Bell state measurements between any pair of locally-held qubits. | ||
** Classical computing resources and communication interface. | ** Classical computing resources and communication interface. | ||
* Each | * Each network repeater node is aware of the overall network topology, as well as the locations of the <math>K</math> Source-Destination pairs. | ||
==Outline== | ==Outline== | ||
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In [https://www.nature.com/articles/s41534-019-0139-x.pdf | In [https://www.nature.com/articles/s41534-019-0139-x.pdf 1] they develop and analyze routing protocols for generating maximally entangled qubits (ebits) simultaneously between single or multiple pairs of senders and receivers in a quantum network by exploiting multiple paths in the network. They introduce protocols for quantum repeater nodes in the following scenarios: | ||
* Multipath routing of a '''single''' entanglement flow: | * Multipath routing of a '''single''' entanglement flow: | ||
** Considering nodes with global link-state information (the state of every link is known to every repeater in the network and can be used). | ** Considering nodes with global link-state information (the state of every link is known to every repeater in the network and can be used). |