RuleSet Generation Framework for Application Layer Integration in Quantum Internet

TL;DR

This paper proposes a RuleSet-based framework to explicitly integrate the application layer into the Quantum Internet's layered architecture, facilitating translation of user requests into executable quantum-network operations.

Contribution

It introduces a novel RuleSet-based protocol that organizes application requests and embeds application specifications, enabling transparent integration across Quantum Internet layers.

Findings

Constructed state machines from RuleSets to evaluate feasibility

Framework clarifies communication procedures between layers

Enables deployment of new applications on Quantum Internet

Abstract

Layered architectures for the Quantum Internet have been proposed, inspired by that of the classical Internet, which has demonstrated high maintainability even in large-scale systems. While lower layers in the Quantum Internet, such as entanglement generation and distribution, have been extensively studied, the application layer - responsible for translating user requests into executable quantum-network operations - remains largely unexplored. A significant challenge is translating application-level requests into the concrete instructions executable at lower layers. In this work, we introduce a RuleSet-based framework that explicitly incorporates the application layer into the layered architecture of the Quantum Internet. Our framework builds on a RuleSet-based protocol, clarifying communication procedures, organizing application request information, and introducing new Rules for application execution by embedding application specifications into RuleSets. To evaluate feasibility, we constructed state machines from the generated RuleSets. This approach enables a transparent integration from the application layer down to the physical layer, thereby lowering barriers to deploying new applications on the Quantum Internet.