Information Reconciliation (IR) is a crucial step in the process of distillation of unconditionally secure keys in Quantum key distribution (QKD). Novel IR rateless codes based on protograph low-density parity-check (LDPC) codes have been recently designed to replace Cascade. In this paper, a blind IR protocol is described that exploits all the features of rateless protograph LDPC codes.

Flexible Blind Information Reconciliation for QKD based on Rateless Protograph LDPC codes

Ferrari M.
Primo
Writing – Original Draft Preparation
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Tarable A.
Secondo
Writing – Original Draft Preparation
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Paganelli R. P.
Ultimo
Writing – Original Draft Preparation
2024

Abstract

Information Reconciliation (IR) is a crucial step in the process of distillation of unconditionally secure keys in Quantum key distribution (QKD). Novel IR rateless codes based on protograph low-density parity-check (LDPC) codes have been recently designed to replace Cascade. In this paper, a blind IR protocol is described that exploits all the features of rateless protograph LDPC codes.
2024
Istituto di Elettronica e di Ingegneria dell'Informazione e delle Telecomunicazioni - IEIIT
979-8-3503-7733-0
Quantum Key Distribution , Low-density Parity-check Codes , Low-density Parity-check , Protograph Low-density Parity-check , Protograph Low-density Parity-check Codes , Good Efficiency , Circulator , Information Bits , Channel Capacity , Codeword , Decoding Process , Key Size , Communication Rounds , Quantum Channel , Classical Channel , Parity-check Matrix
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