| NFD - Named Data Networking Forwarding Daemon |
| ============================================= |
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| NFD is a network forwarder that implements and evolves together with the Named Data |
| Networking (NDN) `protocol <https://named-data.net/doc/ndn-tlv/>`__. After the initial |
| release, NFD will become a core component of the `NDN Platform |
| <https://named-data.net/codebase/platform/>`__ and will follow the same release cycle. |
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| NFD Documentation |
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| overview |
| INSTALL |
| FAQ |
| manpages |
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| :maxdepth: 1 |
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| RELEASE_NOTES |
| releases |
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| * :doc:`overview` |
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| A brief overview of NFD and its major modules. |
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| * :doc:`INSTALL` |
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| Instructions for obtaining, installing, and running NFD. |
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| * :doc:`FAQ` |
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| Suggestions for configuring and running non-standard NFD setups. |
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| * :doc:`manpages` |
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| **Additional documentation** |
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| * `NFD Developer's Guide <https://named-data.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/ndn-0021-7-nfd-developer-guide.pdf>`_ |
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| A comprehensive guide to the design and implementation of NFD. The developer's guide also contains |
| suggestions and hints for anyone wanting to modify or extend NFD. |
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| * `NDN Software Contributor's Guide |
| <https://github.com/named-data/NFD/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md>`__ |
| (guide for newcomers to the NDN community of software) |
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| * `NFD Wiki <https://redmine.named-data.net/projects/nfd/wiki>`_ |
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| + `NFD Management protocol <https://redmine.named-data.net/projects/nfd/wiki/Management>`_ |
| + `NFD Configuration file format <https://redmine.named-data.net/projects/nfd/wiki/ConfigFileFormat>`_ |
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| The NFD Wiki contains detailed protocol specifications and |
| information for building on unsupported platforms. |
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| * `API Documentation (doxygen) <doxygen/annotated.html>`_ |
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| * :doc:`RELEASE_NOTES` |
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| * :doc:`releases` |
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| License |
| ------- |
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| NFD is an open and free software package licensed under GPL 3.0 license and is the |
| centerpiece of our committement to making NDN's core technology open and free to all |
| Internet users and developers. For more information about the licensing details and |
| limitation, refer to `COPYING.md <https://github.com/named-data/NFD/blob/master/COPYING.md>`_. |