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

Claim 0:
1. A system, comprising:
a first quantum key distribution (QKD) device that comprises a first quantum-enabled port and a first network port;
a second QKD device that comprises a second quantum-enabled port and a second network port, and
a third QKD device that comprises a third quantum-enabled port and a third network 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, wherein the first network port of the first QKD device is communicatively coupled to a first network switch via a first classical link associated with classical network communication, wherein the second network port of the second QKD device is communicatively coupled to a second network switch via a second classical link associated with classical network communication, and 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.