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Record Nr.

UNINA9910299749903321

Titolo

Enhancing the Internet with the CONVERGENCE System : An Information-centric Network Coupled with a Standard Middleware / / edited by Fernando Almeida, Maria Teresa Andrade, Nicola Blefari Melazzi, Richard Walker, Heinrich Hussmann, Iakovos S. Venieris

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Springer London : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014

ISBN

1-4471-5373-1

Edizione

[1st ed. 2014.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (286 p.)

Collana

Signals and Communication Technology, , 1860-4862

Disciplina

004.678

Soggetti

Electrical engineering

Computer communication systems

Application software

Communications Engineering, Networks

Computer Communication Networks

Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Approaches for the Development of Information-Centric Networks -- Convergence Architecture: A Concise Overview -- The Network Level (CoNet) -- The Content Level (CoMid) -- The Versatile Digital Item (VDI) -- The Convergence Security Infrastructure -- The Adoption of Rights Expression Language in CONVERGENCE -- Scenarios and Trials for CONVERGENCE -- Business Models and Exploitation -- Conclusions and Future Research Topics.

Sommario/riassunto

Convergence proposes the enhancement of the Internet with a novel, content-centric, publish–subscribe service model based on the versatile digital item (VDI): a common container for all kinds of digital content, including digital representations of real-world resources. VDIs will serve the needs of the future Internet, providing a homogeneous method for handling structured information, incorporating security and privacy mechanisms. CONVERGENCE subsumes the following areas of research: ·         definition of the VDI as a new fundamental unit of distribution and transaction; ·         content-centric networking



functionality to complement or replace IP-address-based routing; ·         security and privacy protection mechanisms; ·         open-source middleware, including a community dictionary service to enable rich semantic searches; ·         applications, tested under real-life conditions. This book shows how CONVERGENCE allows publishing, searching and subscribing to any content. Creators can publish their content by wrapping it and its descriptions into a VDI, setting rights for other users to access this content, monitor its use, and communicate with people using it; they may even update or revoke content previously published. Access to content is more efficient, as search engines exploit VDI metadata for indexing, and the network uses the content name to ensure users always access the copy closest to them. Every node in the network is a content cache; handover is easy; multicast is natural; peer-to-peer is built-in; time/space-decoupling is possible. Application developers can exploit CONVERGENCE’s middleware and network without having to resort to proprietary/ad hoc solutions for common/supporting functionality. Operators can use the network more efficiently, better controlling information transfer and related revenues flows. Network design, operation and management are simplified by integrating diverse functions and avoiding patches and stopgap solutions. Whether as a text for graduate students working on the future of the Internet, or a resource for practitioners providing e-commerce or multimedia services, or scientists defining new technologies, CONVERGENCE will make a valuable contribution to the future shape of the Internet.