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Packet switched quantum network

US12219304B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Cisco Technology, Inc. · US

Inventors

Alireza Shabani · Los Angeles, US
Bing Qi · Knoxville, US
Stephen Magno DiAdamo · Munich, DE
Glen Miller · Bradford, US
Ramana Rao Kompella · Cupertino, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 27, 2022
Grant date	Feb 4, 2025
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 13, 2043

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04Q2011/0037
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A network element receives a classical header for a quantum payload, and processes the classical header to determine a destination endpoint for the quantum payload. The network element generates a new classical header for the quantum payload based on the destination endpoint. The network element sends the new classical header to a next hop ahead of the quantum payload at a time based on a number of hops between the network element and the destination endpoint.

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