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Overview of international standards in the fi eld of quantum communications

Elena A. Rusakova, Mikhail A. Paschenko

Published Jan 1, 2023• 0 citations

Abstract

Currently, quantum technologies are actively developing in the world. In the Russian Federation, the curator of this direction is JSC “Russian Railways”, which initiated the development of national standards in the field of quantum communications and quantum Internet. The article examines the main international organizations dealing with standardization issues in the field of quantum communications, provides the overview of the main international standards in the field of quantum communications.

DOI: 10.20291/2311-164x-2023-1-40-46

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