Architectural Layers
The reference architecture consists of three complementary layers that together form the HQCC compute continuum.
Layer 1
Compute & Runtime
HPC Batch, GPU
Simulation, training, and large jobs
Kubernetes
Services, workflows, notebooks, operators
Private Cloud / IaaS
OpenStack-style flexible VM-based workloads
Shared Storage
Ceph-like block / file / object
Layer 2
Quantum Capability Plane
Quantum Simulators
GPU-accelerated state-vector & tensor-network
Quantum Toolchain
SDK, circuit compilation, backends
Hardware Integration
Multi-vendor QPU endpoints
Experiment Tracking
Reproducibility and lineage
Layer 3
Cyber Resilience Plane
Identity, RBAC
Federation and least privilege
Policy-as-Code
Admission control, allowed registries, etc.
Runtime Detection
Vulnerability management
Centralized Logging
SIEM workflows, alerts, triage, correlation
Incident Response
Automation hooks and playbooks
Platform alignment: The platform requirements already call for integration into established
SIEM/log ecosystems and continuous monitoring patterns.