A Computer Networks Journal

Optical Switching and Networking (OSN) is an archival journal aiming to provide complete coverage of all topics of interest to those involved in the optical and high-speed opto-electronic networking areas. The editorial board is committed to providing detailed, constructive feedback to submitted papers, as well as a fast turn-around time.

Optical Switching and Networking considers high-quality, original, and unpublished contributions addressing all aspects of optical and opto-electronic networks. Specific areas of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Optical and Opto-Electronic Backbone, Metropolitan and Local Area Networks
• Optical Data Center Networks
• Elastic optical networks
• Green Optical Networks
• Software Defined Optical Networks
• Novel Multi-layer Architectures and Protocols (Ethernet, Internet, Physical Layer)
• Optical Networks for Interet of Things (IOT)
• Home Networks, In-Vehicle Networks, and Other Short-Reach Networks
• Optical Access Networks
• Optical Data Center Interconnection Systems
• Optical OFDM and coherent optical network systems
• Free Space Optics (FSO) networks
• Hybrid Fiber - Wireless Networks
• Optical Satellite Networks
• Visible Light Communication Networks
• Optical Storage Networks
• Optical Network Security
• Optical Network Resiliance and Reliability
• Control Plane Issues and Signaling Protocols
• Optical Quality of Service (OQoS) and Impairment Monitoring
• Optical Layer Anycast, Broadcast and Multicast
• Optical Network Applications, Testbeds and Experimental Networks
• Optical Network for Science and High Performance Computing Networks

Special Issue on The future quantum-classical Internet
Submission Date: 2024-09-30

The special issue in the Optical Switching and Networking (OSN) entitled “The future quantum -classical Internet" focuses its attention both on the latest developments in the quantum technologies used for the design and realisation of the quantum Internet and on the integration of the quantum Internet with the existing one. In particular, it deals with what role the future quantum-classical Internet will have in enabling the backbone, edge, and core of the future 6G networks which today are envisioned with optical technologies. Important focus is in fact on the quantum optical technologies that can and should be designed and realised for communication, switching, and networking.

The editorial board is committed to providing detailed, constructive feedback to submitted papers, as well as a fast turn-around time. The special issue calls for high-quality, original, and unpublished contributions addressing all aspects of quantum-optical and opto-electronic networks in the classical Internet. Specific areas of interest include, but are not limited to:

Quantum switching and routing architecture for the quantum-classical Internet
Quantum switching for quantum optical datacentres in distributed quantum computing scenarios
Quantum switching and networking in the Quantum Internet
Quantum communications and protocols
Green Quantum Optical Networks
Software Defined Networking in the quantum-classical Internet
Novel architectures and protocols for the quantum-classical communication networks
Quantum-classical local area and non-public quantum networks
Quantum repeaters
Quantum memories and storage networks
Quantum Access Networks
Free Space Quantum Optical for space and terrestrial networks
Quantum optical network security
Quantum optical network resiliance and reliability
Control Plane in quantum-classical communication networks
Quality of Service (QoS) and impairment monitoring for quantum-classical networks
Applications and use cases, testbeds and experimental platforms for optical quantum-classical networks
High Performance Computing Quantum Networks

Guest editors:
Riccardo Bassoli, PhDTechnische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
Joseph Lukens, PhDArizona State University, Tempe, United States of America