Research Article

Quantum Key Based Burst Confidentiality in Optical Burst Switched Networks

Table 6

Burst encryption time using RC4 and AES.

Burst size (packets/burst)40000 packets50000 packets60000 packets70000 packets80000 packets

RC4 (ms)460.8635.0810.7985.71160
AES
 ECB (ms)560.3720.6880.31035.51235.6
 CBC (ms)596.5835.5990.61185.61465.0
 CFB (ms)615.7960.01185.71285.61507.3

The bold font refers to that the proposed algorithm produces better result than the existing algorithm.