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This article details Cisco's integration of live entanglement-based eQKD protocols with its router hardware to deliver field-ready quantum secure encryption. The system actively monitors metrics like quantum bit error rates and automates remediation, marking a significant step toward commercializing interoperable quantum networks rather than just theoretical research.
Cisco Routers Now Run Quantum Encryption via Live eQKD Network

Cisco is testing Aliro Orchestrator with a live quantum key distribution network at its Vimercate facility, integrating the system with Cisco routers.
Cisco is actively testing Aliro Orchestrator as the management layer for a live quantum key distribution network at its Photonics Center in Vimercate, Italy. The network integrates the BBM92 entanglement-based eQKD protocol directly with Cisco routers via…
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