network environment setup (Taking note for any future work)

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After reviewing QuNetSim, SeQUeNCe, netqasm, SimulaQron, ProjectQ, quisp

I think it should roughly look something like this, so we can continuously work on other ideas #12 :

• Network src: component, Channel, utils, visual, backend
• Network Objects: Timeline, Event, EventList, Message, Qubit, Quantum Storage, Classical Storage, Quantum channel, Classical channel, Packet, Routing Packet,

components: specify the node variable(example: location, type of node, etc), create a new timeline, Network for building all the node connection, protocols doing all the sendiing message, qubit, etc, we will look into all the related good library to be use, for example PyKMIP for key management, which includes all kind of symmetric key algorithms.
Channel: different types of connection could be wireless or Optical fiber for classicalchannel or quantumchannel(free space(like quantum satellite) or high q cavity of microwave devices)
utils: protocols, entanglements, tools for developing quantum network #14
visual: visualization tools for node, Basemap, coupling map, etc
backend: prepare for qiskit-metal custom backend
kernel: where the timeline, logging

Kernel is the environment (just like a video editor timeline bar, reference from SeQUeNCe parallel timeline):

Timeline is the time length of the whole simulation or instructions.
Event storing instruction for a specific timeline (store quantum circuit, qiskit pulse calibration or classical request)
EventList is to specify the type of instruction in a subset of nodes. (a set of an event in a different group of set qubit)

utils include:

• Entanglement swapping, generate circuit for swapping
• Entanglement Distillation/Purification, generate circuit for purification/distillation
• protocols, tools for transport information
• cascade, tools for generate cascade

Packet: the things to send
Routing Packet: Packet that will be delete in a time

....still in planning

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List of problem

1. how to optimize the classical computer simulation? Something like rustworkx may be applied and adding simulation limitations according to benchmark score, etc.
2. how realistic the simulation should go, or should have some hardware-based, or more choice depending on it, can we simulate different hardware.
3. language connection, some of the web tools are in C and C++. Rust?
4. what network library can/will be applied?
5. what is the current demand for quantum network simulation?

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current mindmap:

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