QuTech Makes First Major Release of NetSquid, a Quantum Network Simulator

QuTech, a collaboration between the TU Delft and TNO, developed NetSquid (Network Simulator for Quantum Information using Discrete events) to enable research organizations to design the future quantum internet as well as modular quantum computing architectures. The simulator can model  all aspects of quantum networks and modular quantum computing systems from the physical layer hardware and the control plane all the way to the application level. This includes modelling the effects of time on quantum network performance which is important for developing scalable systems that can mitigate the effects of qubit decoherence. The NetSquid simulator is freely available for non-commercial use. Prospective users can get access by first registering at the NetSquid Community Forum and a tutorial is available online. Additional information is available about NetSquid in a news release on the TNO website here, a dedicated NetSquid website here and a technical paper on as an arXiv preprint here.

December 24, 2020