PROJECT TITLE :

Information-centric NetWorking for the internet of things: challenges and opportunities

ABSTRACT:

In view of evolving the Net infrastructure, ICN is promoting a Communication model that's basically different from the traditional IP address-centric model. The ICN approach consists of the retrieval of content by (unique) names, regardless of origin server location (i.e., IP address), application, and distribution channel, therefore enabling in-network caching/replication and content-based security. The expected advantages in terms of improved data dissemination potency and robustness in challenging communication scenarios indicate the high potential of ICN as an innovative networking paradigm in the IoT domain. IoT is a difficult setting, mainly thanks to the high number of heterogeneous and potentially constrained networked devices, and distinctive and serious traffic patterns. The appliance of ICN principles in such a context opens new opportunities, whereas requiring careful design decisions. This text critically discusses potential ways in which toward this goal by surveying the present literature once presenting many attainable motivations for the introduction of ICN in the context of IoT. Major challenges and opportunities are highlighted, serving as pointers for progress beyond the state of the art during this timely and increasingly relevant topic.