Name-based neighbor discovery and multi-hop service discovery in information-centric networks
US9515920B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 23, 2012 |
| Grant date | Dec 6, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 12, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L45/308
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A content router, comprising a plurality of physical links to other nodes in an information centric network, a receiver coupled to the plurality of physical links configured to receive messages, a transmitter coupled to the plurality of physical links configured to transmit messages, and a service publishing and discovery (SPD) module comprising a processor and memory device coupled to the receiver and to the transmitter, wherein the SPD is configured to store status updates of the physical links, wherein the SPD is configured to determine a next hop and a number of hops to forward a received message based on a prefix in a name-based service discovery protocol name of a received message.
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