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Three-Party Stop-Wait Quantum Communication Protocol for Data Link Layer Based on GHZ State

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Based on the delocalized entanglement correlation of GHZ state in quantum information theory, a three-party stop-wait quantum communication protocol for data link layer is presented. When three sites, Alice, Bob and Charlie, communicate in data link layer, data frame is sent to Bob and Charlie by Alice. When receiving the data frame within the set time, the receivers, Bob and Charlie, return to quantum acknowledgment frames or quantum negative acknowledgement frames via quantum channel. In the proposed protocol, the sender Alice can simultaneously receive and deal with quantum acknowledgment (QACK) frames or quantum negative acknowledgement (QNACK) frames from Bob and Charlie. And due to the transience of transferring quantum information, propagation delay and processing delay among three sites are reduced. As a result, the minimum time span between two successfully delivered data frames can be significantly reduced, the communication time is shortened. It is shown that the proposed protocol enhances the maximum throughout effectively and improves the communication efficiency for data link layer in a multicast communication network.

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The work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 10647133), the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province, China (Grant Nos. 20114BAB201018 and 20122BAB201031), the Research Foundation of the Education Department of Jiangxi Province (Grant Nos. GJJ11339 and GJJ12137), and the Foundation for Young Scientists of Jiangxi Province (Jianggang Star) (Grant No. 20122BCB23002).

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    Nan-Run Zhou, Hu-Lai Cheng & Qing-Hong Liao

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Zhou, NR., Cheng, HL. & Liao, QH. Three-Party Stop-Wait Quantum Communication Protocol for Data Link Layer Based on GHZ State. Int J Theor Phys 52, 811–819 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10773-012-1390-5

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