Quantum Service Discovery Registry for Qubit Allocation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current network management systems are unable to effectively manage and allocate qubits across multiple quantum machines, leading to inefficiencies and misconfiguration issues, as they lack the capability to handle quantum services and ensure fair access to fragile qubit resources.

Innovation Solution

A service provider system that collects and stores quantum service metadata from multiple quantum machines in a service registry, using a rules-based database to manage qubit allocation and ensure that quantum services operate within the capabilities of the quantum machines, thereby optimizing resource usage and preventing misconfiguration.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If traditional network management systems are used to manage quantum services, then existing infrastructure can be leveraged, but the systems cannot properly handle quantum services across multiple quantum machines

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecapability to handle quantum servicesVSAvoidproper handling of quantum services
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The service provider device performs multiple functions: it collects quantum service metadata from various quantum machines, stores the metadata in a service registry, and makes the metadata available to service consumers. This multi-functional approach allows a single system to manage quantum services across multiple quantum machines while leveraging existing network management infrastructure.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Reliability

If quantum services are allocated without a service registry, then resource allocation is simpler, but misconfiguration and resource starvation occur

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprevention of misconfigurationVSAvoidcomplexity of qubit allocation management
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The service registry acts as an intermediary between quantum machines and service consumers. It collects metadata from quantum machines, stores it centrally, and makes it available to service consumers who need to discover and allocate qubits. This intermediary structure prevents misconfiguration by ensuring services receive accurate capability information while organizing complexity into a manageable centralized system.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Measurement precision

If real-time collection of quantum service metadata is implemented, then accurate qubit allocation is enabled, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccuracy of qubit state dataVSAvoidcomplexity of metadata collection system
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The service provider device periodically requests quantum service metadata from quantum machines and updates the service registry accordingly. This feedback mechanism ensures that the system always has current information about qubit availability and state, enabling accurate allocation decisions. The periodic updates provide sufficient precision without requiring constant real-time polling, thus managing system complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS20240256940A1Quantum service discovery
Publication Date: 2024.08.01 RED HAT INC
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AI summary

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide techniques for implementing a service provider to collect quantum service metadata about multiple quantum systems on multiple quantum machines and storing this quantum service metadata in a service registry. The service provider may transmit a request for access with a qubit registry to each of a plurality of quantum machines, where the plurality of qubit registries store quantum service metadata associated with a plurality of quantum services configured on the plurality of quantum machines. The service provider may receive acceptance for access to each of the plurality of qubit registries. In addition, the service provider may periodically request the quantum service metadata from the plurality of qubit registries and store the received quantum service metadata in a service provider registry.