Abstract
Multicast is an important service type in both terrestrial and space communication networks but has security issues because more than one destination node can receive information. Point-to-point quantum key distribution can be achieved end-to-end over long distances by using a quantum satellite (e.g., Micius) as a relay node. Hence, how to provide secret keys for remote multicast services and efficiently distribute secret keys between the source node and multiple destination nodes for long-distance secure multicast services (SMSs) has become a critical problem. In this paper, a quantum satellite network with a special node structure is designed to complete point-to-multipoint key distribution, and a point-to-multipoint satellite relay scheme is proposed. The weight information of the link is dynamically described by the method of auxiliary topology, and a satellite relay tree is constructed. Finally, this paper proposes a satellite relay algorithm for multicast services to route and allocate key resources to solve the problem of long-distance point-to-multipoint key relay and improve the success probability of multicast service requests. Simulation results show that the proposed algorithm can improve the success probability of SMS requests by about 51.32% in a static scenario and 17.33% in a dynamic scenario.
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