Communication Remains Fast Even with Quantum Encryption... LG Uplus Promotes International Standardization of Quality Management

Development Direction Proposed at ITU-T SG13 Meeting
Reducing Latency Even in PQC and QKD Environments

On July 12, LG Uplus announced that it will promote the international standardization of next-generation security communication quality management technology, which has been adopted as an international standardization task by the International Telecommunication Union Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T).

LG Uplus recently attended the ITU-T SG13 meeting held in Geneva, Switzerland, where the company proposed the development direction of the next-generation security communication quality management technology, which it co-developed with IoT Communication Tech.

LG Uplus announced that it will promote the international standardization of next-generation security communication quality management technology, which has been adopted as an international standardization task by the International Telecommunication Union Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T). LG Uplus employees are discussing next-generation security communication quality management technology. LG Uplus

The ITU-T is an international organization that establishes global standards for telecommunication technologies. ITU-T SG13 is a group that studies future networks and service quality. Tasks adopted by the group are developed into international standards after discussions among member states and member companies.

This technology, which was adopted as an international standardization task by the ITU-T in February, aims to establish criteria for systematically managing service quality in communication environments where next-generation security and encryption technologies, such as post-quantum cryptography (PQC) and quantum key distribution (QKD), are applied.

PQC and QKD are technologies used to realize next-generation secure communications. However, applying these technologies to communication networks adds processes such as encryption and decryption, which can increase latency. To address this, LG Uplus proposed quality management standards that maintain existing levels of quality even in encrypted communication environments. For latency-sensitive services such as voice calls, the company suggested a target latency of within 0.15 seconds (150 ms) to ensure users do not experience inconvenience.

Additionally, the company proposed a method to jointly manage transmission delays in the network and delays caused by cryptographic processing. By comprehensively managing various types of delays that occur during communication processes, LG Uplus aims to maintain the same level of quality as existing communication services.

Kim Jongcheol, Head of Wireline Technology at LG Uplus, stated, "In next-generation secure communication environments, not only security but also the quality perceived by customers is important. Through the development of international standards, we will strengthen our technological competitiveness in the global telecommunications market."

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