In the context of Phys. Rev. A 104, 022401 (arXiv:1803.10710), Figure 3
What happens when a maximally entangled state( not $k$ extendible even for $k=2$) passes through a $k$-extendible channel? We know that a $k$ extendible channel preserves $k$ extendible states.
What role do $k$ extendible channels play in entanglement transmission? Are we using these channels in entanglement transmission only because they are free channels in the resource theory of $k$ unextendibility? or does it give us some advantage when we use these channels?