User-Centric and Information-Centric Networking and Services

Download or read book User-Centric and Information-Centric Networking and Services written by M. Bala Krishna and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2019-04-29 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: User-Centric Networks (UCN) and Information-Centric Networks (ICN) are new communication paradigms to increase the efficiency of content delivery and also content availability. In this new concept, the network infrastructure actively contributes to content caching and distribution. This book presents the basic concepts of UCN and ICN, describes the main architecture proposals for these networks, and discusses the main challenges to their development. The book also looks at the current challenges for this concept, including naming, routing and caching on the network-core elements, several aspects of content security, user privacy, and practical issues in implementing UCN and ICN.