@INPROCEEDINGS{qbkat, author={La Corte, Lorenzo and Buckley, Anita and Chuprikov, Pavel and Eugster, Patrick}, booktitle={2026 International Conference on Quantum Communications, Networking, and Computing (QCNC)}, title={On the Specification and Analysis of Quantum Repeater Protocols}, year={2026}, volume={}, number={}, pages={245-251}, keywords={Space exploration;Optical waveguides;Optical fibers;Communication systems;Protocols;Quantum communication;Quantum networks;Quantum repeaters;Repeaters;Quality of service;Quantum networks;entanglement distribution;protocol specification;performance evaluation}, doi={10.1109/QCNC69040.2026.00042}}