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Adaptive Resource Allocation in Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) for Federated Learning

Cryptography and Security 2022-08-31 v2

Abstract

Increasing privacy and security concerns in intelligence-native 6G networks require quantum key distribution-secured federated learning (QKD-FL), in which data owners connected via quantum channels can train an FL global model collaboratively without exposing their local datasets. To facilitate QKD-FL, the architectural design and routing management framework are essential. However, effective implementation is still lacking. To this end, we propose a hierarchical architecture for QKD-FL systems in which QKD resources (i.e., wavelengths) and routing are jointly optimized for FL applications. In particular, we focus on adaptive QKD resource allocation and routing for FL workers to minimize the deployment cost of QKD nodes under various uncertainties, including security requirements. The experimental results show that the proposed architecture and the resource allocation and routing model can reduce the deployment cost by 7.72\% compared to the CO-QBN algorithm.

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@article{arxiv.2208.11270,
  title  = {Adaptive Resource Allocation in Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) for Federated Learning},
  author = {Rakpong Kaewpuang and Minrui Xu and Dusit Niyato and Han Yu and Zehui Xiong and Xuemin Sherman Shen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2208.11270},
  year   = {2022}
}

Comments

6 pages, 6 figures, and a conference. arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:2208.08009

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