| Alexander Afanasyev | eee8c25 | 2013-11-21 23:22:41 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 1 | Introduction |
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| 4 | This version 0.1 specification aims to describe the NDN packet format only, a much narrower scope than a full NDN protocol specification. Our plan is to circulate and finalize the packet format first, then write down the full protocol specification. |
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| 6 | In addition to this protocol specification draft, we are also in the process of putting out a set of technical memos that document our reasoning behind the design choices of important issues. The first few to come out will address the following issues: |
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| 8 | - Packet fragmentation: end-to-end versus hop-by-hop; |
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| 10 | - Understanding the tradeoffs of (not) handling Interest selectors; |
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| 12 | - NDN Name discovery: why do we need it? |
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| 14 | - NDN naming convention; and |
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| 16 | - Scaling NDN routing. |
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| 18 | In the rest of the document, we assume readers are familiar with how NDN/CCN works in general. For a description of the current CCNx protocol definition, please refer to `<http://www.ccnx.org/releases/latest/doc/technical/CCNxProtocol.html>`_. |