A Simple Approach to Error Reconciliation in Quantum Key Distribution
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We discuss the error reconciliation phase in quantum key distribution (QKD) and analyse a simple scheme in which blocks with bad parity (that is, blocks containing an odd number of errors) are discarded. We predict the performance of this scheme and show, using a simulation, that the prediction is accurate. ∗Presented at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the Australian Mathematical Society, Adelaide, 1 Oct. 2009. Copyright c © 2010 R. P. Brent. rpb239
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عنوان ژورنال:
- CoRR
دوره abs/1005.1206 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010