Resource Management in Heterogeneous Quantum Repeater Networks

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2605.25132v1
• Date: Sun, 24 May 2026 15:22:34 GMT
• Title: Resource Management in Heterogeneous Quantum Repeater Networks
• Abstract summary: I explore whether it is possible to build a unified Quantum Internet architecture that supports different types of quantum repeaters.<n>I propose an architecture based on an existing recursive network design and programmable RuleSet-based protocols.<n>I introduce a new emitter-photon building block to bridge memory-based and all-photonic segments.
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• Abstract: In this thesis, I explore whether it is possible to build a unified Quantum Internet architecture that supports different types of quantum repeaters -- especially the two most distinct and seemingly incompatible ones: memory-based quantum repeaters and all-photonic, memoryless repeaters. These technologies have traditionally been developed with the aim of becoming the single dominant solution, but I ask: Can they work together in the same network? What kind of architecture would support both? And how can simulation help us understand what is needed to manage such a network at scale? To address these questions, I propose an architecture based on an existing recursive network design and programmable RuleSet-based protocols that can coordinate diverse hardware components. I introduce a new emitter-photon building block to bridge memory-based and all-photonic segments, and show how classical networking abstractions can be extended to manage quantum operations. While I have developed a simulation tool grounded in these architectural principles and validated it against existing simulators and analytical models, a full-scale investigation of the resource trade-offs and performance implications remains future work. Nevertheless, the results so far suggest that a unified, heterogeneous quantum network is not only possible but increasingly practical with current technologies -- though ongoing experimental progress will be essential to fully realize this vision.

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