Quantum Cryptography Slowed by "Dead Times"

coondoggie writes "Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Joint Quantum Institute said today that technological and security issues will stall maximum transmission rates at levels comparable to that of a single broadband connection, such as a cable modem, unless researchers reduce "dead times" in the detectors that receive quantum-encrypted messages."

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Amazing...

[packetmon]

You know, I'm glad someone explained this all. Critical network and security functions through a flexible content driven, media friendly derivative with parallel facing vector approaches which may or may not be hindered by dead times. This is an extremely proficient alternative to the traditional approach of deploying modular - forward facing designs and parallel vectors. The ramifications of parallelizations are altogether to high to ignore. So yes, I didn't understand it either. Did you?