Soler, DavidCillero Seijas, IvánNóvoa, FranciscoDafonte, CarlosFernández Vilas, AnaFernández Veiga, Manuel2023-11-152023-11-152023http://hdl.handle.net/2183/34234Cursos e Congresos, C-155[Abstract] Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) is a promising technology that allows two nodes to privately agree on a key through a quantum channel. Unfortunately, QKD is still in experimental phase and researchers must rely on simulators to replicate the behaviour of a quantum network. One of the most widespread is QKDNetSim, a module for the C++ network simulator NS-3. However, this module is very limited in its behaviour, so it does not faithfully represent a real quantum network. In this work we analyse the structure and components of QKDNetSim, as well as its shortcomings and how they affect the quality of the simulationengAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.esComputación cuánticaCriptografía cuánticaQKDNetSimconference outputopen access