@techreport{danet-qkdn-considerations-00,
    number =    {draft-danet-qkdn-considerations-00},
    type =      {Internet-Draft},
    institution =   {Internet Engineering Task Force},
    publisher = {Internet Engineering Task Force},
    note =      {Work in Progress},
    url =       {https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-danet-qkdn-considerations/00/},
    author =    {Martin Stiemerling and Fabian Seidl and Malte Bauch and Neil-Jocelyn Schark and Johanna Henrich},
    title =     {{Initial Considerations about QDKN Protocols}},
    pagetotal = 5,
    year =      2024,
    month =     oct,
    day =       21,
    abstract =  {Quantum communication modules connected via a link, either via fiber or free-space communications, have been used since a while to distribute random numbers as secure keys, but there are other use cases, such as time synchronization. By today, a number of research and industrial efforts are underway to built complete networks, primary for secure key distribution, i.e., so-called Quantum Key Distribution Networks (QKDN). This memo briefly explores the space of QKDNs and identifies spots of potentials interest to develop standardized protocols specific for such networks.},
}