Figure 5
Symmetrical approach versus asymmetrical approach of two intersecting variable length entanglement distribution routes. The area in white shows under which circumstances the symmetrical scheme yields a better expected time \((\mathcalligra{T}^{sym}_{VL} \le \mathcalligra{T}^{asym}_{VL})\), while blue corresponds to a better time using the asymmetrical scheme \((\mathcalligra{T}^{sym}_{VL} > \mathcalligra{T}^{asym}_{VL})\), considering Eqs. (3, 4). In (a), we have used \(l1 = 4\), \(l2=6\), while for (b) \(l1=10\), \(l2=10\).
