2nd: Datacenter DECIX

Our second test field focuses on the evaluation of QKD services within an Internet exchange point (IXP), more specifically between different data centers at DE-CIX in Frankfurt. DE-CIX is Europe's largest Internet exchange point and provides an ideal environment for evaluating different approaches and definitions for local-area QKD network services and APIs for data centers and peering points. The focus of this test field is:

• Developing practical strategies for integrating and rolling out QKD systems in a data center context.
• Evaluating multi-tenant network applications distributed across data center locations.
• Analyzing the scalability and performance of QKD-secured peering links that can be extended to a Europe-wide distribution.
• Software-defined resource allocation of quantum-secure keys via peering links between telecommunications infrastructure providers