Bulk of interest: performance measurement of content-centric routing

The paradigm of information-centric networking subsumes recent approaches to integrate content replication services into a future Internet layer. Current concepts foster either a dynamic mapping that directs content requests to a nearby copy, or an immediate routing on content identifiers. In this paper, we evaluate in practical experiments the performance of content routing, which we analyze with a focus on conceptual aspects. Our findings indicate that the performance of the content distribution system is threatened by a heavy management of states that arise from the strong coupling of the control to the data plane in the underlying routing infrastructure. Categories and Subject Descriptors C.2.1 [Computer-Comm. Networks]: Network Architecture and Design General Terms Measurement, Security Keywords Performance, Experimental Evaluation, Routing

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2012
• Where: SIGCOMM
• Authors: Matthias Wählisch, Thomas C. Schmidt, Markus Vahlenkamp
• Keywords: Communications, Computer Comm, Content Replication, Replication Services, SIGCOMM 2012