Quantum networking

"Quantum networks build on entanglement and quantum measurement to achieve tasks that are beyond the reach of classical systems. Using quantum effects, we can detect the presence of eavesdroppers, raise the sensitivity of scientific instruments such as telescopes, or teleport quantum data from one location to another. Long-distance entanglement can be used to execute important tasks such as Byzantine agreement and leader election in fewer rounds of communication than classical systems, improving the efficiency of operations that are critical in distributed systems."@en
"The primary audience of the book is two-fold: computer networkers with no prior background in quantum information, who are curious and considering working in the field and quantum information experts who have yet to work in the area of repeaters and need an introduction, or those who have begun working in the area but need more background in networks. It will produce a "meeting of minds" between the two communities. By the end of the book, readers should be prepared to design a quantum repeater network, based on both classical network architecture and the existing literature on quantum repeaters. Readers should know enough to implement simulations of repeater networks that properly take into account: a reasonable abstraction of the physics; the distributed, autonomous nature of decision-making; and the technical and operational heterogeneity of networks of networks such as the Internet. --"