INFORMATION-CENTRIC NETWORKING WITH SMALL MULTI-PATH OR SINGLE-PATH FORWARDING STATE

摘要

One embodiment of the present invention provides a router in an information-centric network (ICN). The router includes a receiving module configured to receive an interest for a piece of content. The interest indicates a name associated with the piece of content. The router further includes an interest-processing module configured to: determine whether the interest can be forwarded; in response to determining that the interest can be forwarded to a second router, obtain a label that is specific to the second router; and attach the label to the interest. The router also includes a forwarding module configured to forward the interest to the second router with the attached label.