SYSTEM AND METHOD TO FACILITATE CONTENT FORWARDING USING BIT INDEX EXPLICIT REPLICATION (BIER) IN AN INFORMATION-CENTRIC NETWORKING (ICN) ENVIRONMENT

摘要

A method is provided in one example embodiment and may include receiving a packet by a forwarder in an Information-Centric Networking (ICN) network; determining Bit Index Explicit Replication (BIER) information associated with the packet; and forwarding the packet based, at least in part, on the BIER information associated with the packet. The packet can be an interest packet or a data packet received by the forwarder in the ICN network.