Information-Centric Networking in next-generation communications scenarios. (15th February 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Morelli, Alessandro; Tortonesi, Mauro; Stefanelli, Cesare; Suri, Niranjan
• Is Part Of: Journal of network and computer applications. Volume 80(2017)
• Page Start: 232
• Page End: 250
• Publication Date: 2017-02-15
• Subjects: Information-Centric Networking -- Next-generation communications scenarios -- Heterogeneous networks -- Information dissemination channels -- Network simulation; Microcomputers -- Periodicals; Computer networks -- Periodicals; Application software -- Periodicals; Micro-ordinateurs -- Périodiques; Réseaux d'ordinateurs -- Périodiques; Logiciels d'application -- Périodiques; Application software; Computer networks; Microcomputers; Periodicals; 004.05; 004
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jnca.2016.12.026
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1084-8045

Abstract

Abstract: Next-generation networking environments, characterized by the overlapping of wireless networks of different types, are emerging as a new and extremely interesting scenario. Their high dynamicity and heterogeneity present significant challenges from the communications perspective, which call for the adoption of new paradigms based on opportunistic and Information-Centric Networking (ICN) approaches. Applications operating in next-generation environments have peculiar characteristics that could benefit from ICN-based middleware solutions. This paper presents ICeDiM, a middleware we designed for ICN communications in next-generation scenarios, which builds on top of the innovative concept of Application-level Dissemination Channels (ADCs) with tunable permeability levels. A thorough and in-depth experimental evaluation of ICeDiM in a next-generation environment realistically simulated using ICeONE, a modified version of the well-known ONE simulator, demonstrates that our approach can achieve very good performance levels in terms of delivery ratio and network resource consumption.