Patent ID: 11895233
Assignee: MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
Field: Telecommunications (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 12:
13. A system, comprising:
a first quantum key distribution (QKD) device that comprises a first quantum-enabled port;
a second QKD device that comprises a second quantum-enabled port, wherein the first quantum-enabled port of the first QKD device is communicatively coupled to the second quantum-enabled port of the second QKD device via a QKD link associated with quantum communication;
a third QKD device that comprises a third quantum-enabled port, wherein the third quantum-enabled port of the third QKD device is communicatively coupled to the first QKD device or the second QKD device via a QKD link associated with quantum communication; and
a network switch communicatively coupled to the first QKD device via a classical link associated with classical network communication, wherein the first QKD device is configured to manage a QKD protocol for the quantum communication, and wherein the network switch is configured to manage the classical network communication.