Experimental Demonstration of DDoS Mitigation over a Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) Network Using Software Defined Networking (SDN)

Emilio Hugues Salas; Foteini Ntavou; Yanni Ou; Jake Kennard; Catherine White; Dimitrios Gkounis; Konstantinos Nikolovgenis; George Kanellos; Chris Erven; Andrew Lord; Reza Nejabati; Dimitra Simeonidou

Experimental Demonstration of DDoS Mitigation over a Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) Network Using Software Defined Networking (SDN)

Emilio Hugues Salas, Foteini Ntavou, Yanni Ou, Jake Kennard, Catherine White, Dimitrios Gkounis, Konstantinos Nikolovgenis, George Kanellos, Chris Erven, Andrew Lord, Reza Nejabati, Dimitra Simeonidou

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We experimentally demonstrate, for the first time, DDoS mitigation of QKD-based networks utilizing a software defined network application. Successful quantum-secured link allocation is achieved after a DDoS attack based on real-time monitoring of quantum parameters.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Optical Fiber Communications Conference
Publisher	Optical Society of America (OSA)
Number of pages	3
Publication status	Published - 11 Mar 2018
Event	2018 Optical Fiber Communication Conference - San Diego, United States Duration: 11 Mar 2018 → 15 Mar 2018

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Conference	2018 Optical Fiber Communication Conference
Abbreviated title	OFC
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Diego
Period	11/03/18 → 15/03/18

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Quantum Networks
OPTICAL NETWORKS
Quantum Key Distribution
Software Defined Network (SDN)

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Nejabati, R.
1/06/17 → 30/09/20
Project: Research, Parent
QComms: UK Quantum Technology Hub for Quantum Communication Technologies (via York)
Rarity, J. G., Thompson, M. G., Erven, C., Laing, A., Nejabati, R., Simeonidou, D., Lowndes, D. L. D., Kennard, J. E., Hugues Salas, E., Hart, A. S., Collins, R. L., Ntavou, F., Borghi, M., Joshi, S. K. & Aktas, D. V. C.
1/12/14 → 30/11/19
Project: Research, Parent
Programme Grant: Engineering Photonic Quantum Technologies.
Rarity, J. G., O'Brien, J. L., Thompson, M. G., Erven, C., Sahin, D., Marshall, G. D., Barreto, J., Jiang, P., McCutcheon, W. D., Silverstone, J. W., Sinclair, G. F., Kling, L., Banerjee, A., Wang, J., Santagati, R., Borghi, M., Woodland, E. M., Mawdsley, H. C. M. & Faruque, I. I.
16/06/14 → 15/06/19
Project: Research, Parent

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Hugues Salas, E., Ntavou, F., Ou, Y., Kennard, J., White, C., Gkounis, D., Nikolovgenis, K., Kanellos, G., Erven, C., Lord, A., Nejabati, R., & Simeonidou, D. (2018). Experimental Demonstration of DDoS Mitigation over a Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) Network Using Software Defined Networking (SDN). In Optical Fiber Communications Conference Optical Society of America (OSA).

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Hugues Salas, E, Ntavou, F, Ou, Y, Kennard, J, White, C, Gkounis, D, Nikolovgenis, K, Kanellos, G, Erven, C, Lord, A, Nejabati, R & Simeonidou, D 2018, Experimental Demonstration of DDoS Mitigation over a Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) Network Using Software Defined Networking (SDN). in Optical Fiber Communications Conference. Optical Society of America (OSA), 2018 Optical Fiber Communication Conference, San Diego, United States, 11/03/18.

Experimental Demonstration of DDoS Mitigation over a Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) Network Using Software Defined Networking (SDN). / Hugues Salas, Emilio; Ntavou, Foteini; Ou, Yanni et al.
Optical Fiber Communications Conference. Optical Society of America (OSA), 2018.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Contribution (Conference Proceeding)

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Experimental Demonstration of DDoS Mitigation over a Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) Network Using Software Defined Networking (SDN)

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QComms: UK Quantum Technology Hub for Quantum Communication Technologies (via York)

Programme Grant: Engineering Photonic Quantum Technologies.

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