An Architecture for Content Routing Support in the Internet

The primary use of the Internet is content distribution -- the delivery of web pages, audio, and video to client applications -- yet the Internet was never architected for scalable content delivery. The result has been a proliferation of proprietary protocols and ad hoc mechanisms to meet growing content demand. In this paper, we describe a content routing design based on name-based routing as part of an explicit Internet content layer. We claim that this content routing is a natural extension of current Internet directory and routing systems, allows efficient content location, and can be implemented to scale with the Internet.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2001
• Where: USITS
• Authors: Mark Gritter, David R. Cheriton
• Keywords: Content Routing, Content Routing Design, Operating System, Scalable Content Delivery, USITS 2001