Optimized bi-directional communication in an information centric network

摘要

Embodiments describe enhancing bi-directional communication in an information centric computer network through a piggyback session, which comprises mapping requests for data received to content, sending at least one piggyback packet to a remote node, wherein a piggyback packet is a data packet comprising a request field and a content field, receiving at least one piggyback packet from the remote node, and processing the piggyback packets. Processing may comprise splitting the request field and the content field in at least one received piggyback packet, sending the content extracted from the received piggyback packet to a client application running on the computing apparatus and setting one or more events to trigger the processing of at least one piggyback packet. Additional embodiments describe the structure of a piggyback packet and the management of a piggyback session at a router device by validating incoming piggyback packets and determining a recipient accordingly.

主权项

1. A computer implemented method for enhanced bi-directional communication an information centric computer network, the method comprising:
receiving, by a computing apparatus, one or more requests for data from at least one of a remote node or a client application on the computing apparatus; and switching to a piggyback session by the computing apparatus, wherein a piggyback session comprises:
mapping the one or more requests for data received to content;sending at least one piggyback packet, by the computing apparatus, to the remote node, wherein a piggyback packet is a data packet comprising a request field and a content field, further wherein the request field comprises a request for data;receiving at least one piggyback packet from the remote node;splitting the request field and the content field in the at least one received piggyback packet;sending the content extracted from the received piggyback packet to a client application running on the computing apparatus; andsetting one or more events to trigger processing of at least one piggyback packet.