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Empowering 5G network softwarization through information centric networking
Author(s) -
Amadeo Marica,
Campolo Claudia,
Molinaro Antonella
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
internet technology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2476-1508
DOI - 10.1002/itl2.30
Subject(s) - computer science , information centric networking , software deployment , computer network , software defined networking , latency (audio) , reliability (semiconductor) , telecommunications , software engineering , quantum mechanics , cache , power (physics) , physics
Fifth‐generation (5G) systems are designed as flexible and programmable multiservice networking and computing infrastructures, with improved throughput, latency, and reliability performance. In this paper, we discuss our view about the role of Information‐Centric Networking (ICN) in 5G systems and present some architectural perspectives for the ICN‐5G deployment. The proposed architecture relies on a hybrid approach, which makes the best of the centralized software‐defined networking and the distributed ICN delivery mechanism to effectively suit the mobility of users, contents, and virtualized network/service functions. Its viability is showcased in a representative use case against a legacy non‐ICN approach.