On inter-domain name resolution for information-centric networks

  • Authors:
  • Konstantinos V. Katsaros;Nikos Fotiou;Xenofon Vasilakos;Christopher N. Ververidis;Christos Tsilopoulos;George Xylomenos;George C. Polyzos

  • Affiliations:
  • Mobile Multimedia Laboratory, Department of Informatics, Athens University of Economics and Business, Athens, Greece;Mobile Multimedia Laboratory, Department of Informatics, Athens University of Economics and Business, Athens, Greece;Mobile Multimedia Laboratory, Department of Informatics, Athens University of Economics and Business, Athens, Greece;Mobile Multimedia Laboratory, Department of Informatics, Athens University of Economics and Business, Athens, Greece;Mobile Multimedia Laboratory, Department of Informatics, Athens University of Economics and Business, Athens, Greece;Mobile Multimedia Laboratory, Department of Informatics, Athens University of Economics and Business, Athens, Greece;Mobile Multimedia Laboratory, Department of Informatics, Athens University of Economics and Business, Athens, Greece

  • Venue:
  • IFIP'12 Proceedings of the 11th international IFIP TC 6 conference on Networking - Volume Part I
  • Year:
  • 2012

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Abstract

Information-centric networking (ICN) is a paradigm that aims to better reflect current Internet usage patterns by focusing on information, rather than on hosts. One of the most critical ICN functionalities is the efficient resolution/location of information objects i.e., name resolution. The vast size of the information object namespace calls for a highly scalable and efficient name resolution approach. Currently proposed solutions either rely on a DHT structure, thus ensuring load balancing and scalability at the cost of inefficient routing, or on hierarchical structures, thus preserving routing efficiency at the cost of limited scalability. In this paper, we study in detail the tradeoff between state/signaling overhead versus routing efficiency for a generic name-resolution system based on a novel DHT scheme with enhanced routing properties, and compare it to DONA, an ICN architecture based on hierarchical resolution and routing.