Information-Centric Networking

Information-centric networking (ICN) is an approach to evolve the Internet infrastructure away from a host-centric paradigm based on perpetual connectivity and the end-to-end principle, to a network architecture in which the focal point is “named information” (or content or data). In this paradigm, connectivity may well be intermittent, end-host and in-network storage can be capitalized upon transparently, as bits in the network and on data storage devices have exactly the same value, mobility and multi access are the norm and anycast, multicast, and broadcast are natively supported. Data becomes independent from location, application, storage, and means of transportation, enabling in-network caching and replication. The expected benefits are improved efficiency, better scalability with respect to information/bandwidth demand and better robustness in challenging communication scenarios.[1]

Contents [hide] 1 Research Projects 1.1 US based 1.2 Europe based 2 IRTF Working Group 3 Workshops and Seminars 4 References Research Projects[edit] US based[edit] Content centric networking Named data networking DONA Europe based[edit] 4WARD COAST COMBO COMET CONVERGENCE GreenICN NetInf POINT PSIRP PURSUIT SAIL NFN UMOBILE IRTF Working Group[edit] The Internet Research Task Force (IRTF) is sponsoring a research group on Information-Centric Networking Research which serves as a forum for the exchange and analysis of ICN research ideas and proposals. Current and future work items and outputs are managed on the ICNRG wiki