RFC 9138 · INFORMATIONAL · 2021

Design Considerations for Name Resolution Service in Information- Centric Networking

Overview

RFC 9138, “Design Considerations for Name Resolution Service in Information- Centric Networking”, is an Informational document published in December 2021 by J. Hong, T. You, L. Dong, C. Westphal, B. Ohlman. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document provides the functionalities and design considerations for a Name Resolution Service (NRS) in Information-Centric Networking (ICN). The purpose of an NRS in ICN is to translate an object name into some other information such as a locator, another name, etc. in order to forward the object request. This document is a product of the Information-Centric Networking Research Group (ICNRG).

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