CONTENT BASED TRAFFIC ENGINEERING IN SOFTWARE DEFINED INFORMATION CENTRIC NETWORKS

摘要

A method implemented by a network controller, the method comprising obtaining metadata of a content, wherein the content is requested by a client device, allocating one or more network resources to the content based on the metadata of the content, and sending a message identifying the allocated network resources to a switch to direct the content to be served to the client device, wherein the switch is controlled by the network controller and configured to forward the content to the client device using the allocated network resources.