Article: Producer mobility support in information-centric networks: research background and open issues Journal: International Journal of Communication Networks and Distributed Systems (IJCNDS) 2022 Vol.28 No.3 pp.312 - 336 Abstract: In recent times, an interesting innovation of information-centric networking (ICN) architecture has been introduced to replace the old fashion host-centric communication architecture with content-centric architecture. With the instant growth of mobile devices and mobile data traffic, the mobility issue in the current IP-based network is growing rapidly and is facing many inefficiencies such as unsupported mobility and data delivery. The unsupported mobility causes failure of the communication system and inaccessibility in the network services. The unsupported mobility stimulates several complications and issues in the network such as unavailability of content, denial of service, interest packets loss, and excessive burden in the network. Further, unsupported mobility affects the routing and forwarding plane in the network and terminates the content transmission to its consumers. Thus, this paper will critically explore this issue. It will present a strong foundation of the producer mobility support architecture, research challenges, previous solutions, and open research issues. Along with this discussion, a research roadmap will be delineated. Inderscience Publishers - linking academia, business and industry through research

Title: Producer mobility support in information-centric networks: research background and open issues

Authors: Ahmad Abrar; Ahmad Suki Che Mohamed Arif; Khuzairi Mohd Zaini

Addresses: InterNetWorks Research Laboratory, School of Computing, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Changlun, Malaysia ' InterNetWorks Research Laboratory, School of Computing, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Changlun, Malaysia ' InterNetWorks Research Laboratory, School of Computing, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Changlun, Malaysia

Abstract: In recent times, an interesting innovation of information-centric networking (ICN) architecture has been introduced to replace the old fashion host-centric communication architecture with content-centric architecture. With the instant growth of mobile devices and mobile data traffic, the mobility issue in the current IP-based network is growing rapidly and is facing many inefficiencies such as unsupported mobility and data delivery. The unsupported mobility causes failure of the communication system and inaccessibility in the network services. The unsupported mobility stimulates several complications and issues in the network such as unavailability of content, denial of service, interest packets loss, and excessive burden in the network. Further, unsupported mobility affects the routing and forwarding plane in the network and terminates the content transmission to its consumers. Thus, this paper will critically explore this issue. It will present a strong foundation of the producer mobility support architecture, research challenges, previous solutions, and open research issues. Along with this discussion, a research roadmap will be delineated.

Keywords: information centric networks; named data networking; NDN; producer mobility; consumer mobility; handoff.

DOI: 10.1504/IJCNDS.2022.122183

International Journal of Communication Networks and Distributed Systems, 2022 Vol.28 No.3, pp.312 - 336

Received: 20 Jul 2021
Accepted: 08 Aug 2021
Published online: 11 Apr 2022 *

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