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2012 International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications (ICNC)

Maximising Network Capacity with Service Provisioning in QKD-Integrated Optical Networks

Yuhang Liu, Xiaosong Yu, Yongli Zhao

Published Feb 16, 2026• 0 citations
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10.1109/icnc68183.2026.11416896

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