| Beichuan Zhang | 55b8ed4 | 2014-04-26 22:25:44 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 1 | NFD - Named Data Networking Forwarding Daemon |
| 2 | ============================================= |
| 3 | |
| 4 | NFD is a network forwarder that implements and evolves together with the Named Data |
| 5 | Networking (NDN) `protocol <http://named-data.net/doc/ndn-tlv/>`__. After the initial |
| 6 | release, NFD will become a core component of the `NDN Platform |
| 7 | <http://named-data.net/codebase/platform/>`__ and will follow the same release cycle. |
| 8 | |
| Beichuan Zhang | 55b8ed4 | 2014-04-26 22:25:44 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 9 | NFD Documentation |
| 10 | ----------------- |
| Alexander Afanasyev | 49272f7 | 2014-04-06 21:49:46 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 11 | |
| Alexander Afanasyev | 49272f7 | 2014-04-06 21:49:46 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 12 | .. toctree:: |
| Beichuan Zhang | 55b8ed4 | 2014-04-26 22:25:44 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 13 | :hidden: |
| Alexander Afanasyev | 2618153 | 2014-05-07 23:38:51 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 14 | :maxdepth: 3 |
| Beichuan Zhang | 55b8ed4 | 2014-04-26 22:25:44 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 15 | |
| Steve DiBenedetto | 62a9394 | 2014-08-24 17:13:52 -0600 | [diff] [blame] | 16 | overview |
| 17 | INSTALL |
| Alexander Afanasyev | 2618153 | 2014-05-07 23:38:51 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 18 | FAQ |
| Alexander Afanasyev | 49272f7 | 2014-04-06 21:49:46 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 19 | manpages |
| Beichuan Zhang | 55b8ed4 | 2014-04-26 22:25:44 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 20 | |
| Steve DiBenedetto | 62a9394 | 2014-08-24 17:13:52 -0600 | [diff] [blame] | 21 | * :doc:`overview` |
| Beichuan Zhang | 55b8ed4 | 2014-04-26 22:25:44 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 22 | |
| Steve DiBenedetto | 62a9394 | 2014-08-24 17:13:52 -0600 | [diff] [blame] | 23 | A brief overview of NFD and its major modules. |
| Beichuan Zhang | 55b8ed4 | 2014-04-26 22:25:44 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 24 | |
| Steve DiBenedetto | 62a9394 | 2014-08-24 17:13:52 -0600 | [diff] [blame] | 25 | * :doc:`INSTALL` |
| 26 | |
| 27 | Instructions for obtaining, installing, and running NFD. |
| Beichuan Zhang | 55b8ed4 | 2014-04-26 22:25:44 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 28 | |
| Alexander Afanasyev | 2618153 | 2014-05-07 23:38:51 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 29 | * :doc:`FAQ` |
| Beichuan Zhang | 55b8ed4 | 2014-04-26 22:25:44 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 30 | |
| Steve DiBenedetto | 62a9394 | 2014-08-24 17:13:52 -0600 | [diff] [blame] | 31 | Suggestions for configuring and running non-standard NFD setups. |
| 32 | |
| Alexander Afanasyev | 2618153 | 2014-05-07 23:38:51 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 33 | * :doc:`manpages` |
| Beichuan Zhang | 55b8ed4 | 2014-04-26 22:25:44 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 34 | |
| Alexander Afanasyev | 2618153 | 2014-05-07 23:38:51 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 35 | **Additional documentation** |
| Beichuan Zhang | 55b8ed4 | 2014-04-26 22:25:44 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 36 | |
| Alexander Afanasyev | 3056e08 | 2015-02-03 16:00:31 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 37 | * `NFD Developer's Guide <http://named-data.net/techreport/ndn-0021-3-nfd-developer-guide.pdf>`_ |
| Alexander Afanasyev | 40ee381 | 2014-07-01 00:25:21 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 38 | |
| Steve DiBenedetto | 62a9394 | 2014-08-24 17:13:52 -0600 | [diff] [blame] | 39 | A comprehensive guide to the design and implementation of NFD. The developer's guide also contains |
| 40 | suggestions and hints for anyone wanting to modify or extend NFD. |
| 41 | |
| Beichuan Zhang | 55b8ed4 | 2014-04-26 22:25:44 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 42 | * `NFD Wiki <http://redmine.named-data.net/projects/nfd/wiki>`_ |
| 43 | |
| 44 | + `NFD Management protocol <http://redmine.named-data.net/projects/nfd/wiki/Management>`_ |
| 45 | + `NFD Configuration file format <http://redmine.named-data.net/projects/nfd/wiki/ConfigFileFormat>`_ |
| Alexander Afanasyev | 284257b | 2014-04-11 14:16:51 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 46 | |
| Steve DiBenedetto | 62a9394 | 2014-08-24 17:13:52 -0600 | [diff] [blame] | 47 | The NFD Wiki contains detailed protocol specifications and |
| 48 | information for building on unsupported platforms. |
| Beichuan Zhang | 55b8ed4 | 2014-04-26 22:25:44 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 49 | |
| Steve DiBenedetto | 62a9394 | 2014-08-24 17:13:52 -0600 | [diff] [blame] | 50 | * `API Documentation (doxygen) <doxygen/annotated.html>`_ |
| Alexander Afanasyev | 2618153 | 2014-05-07 23:38:51 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 51 | |
| Steve DiBenedetto | 62a9394 | 2014-08-24 17:13:52 -0600 | [diff] [blame] | 52 | * `Release Notes <RELEASE_NOTES.html>`_ |
| Beichuan Zhang | 55b8ed4 | 2014-04-26 22:25:44 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 53 | |
| 54 | License |
| 55 | ------- |
| 56 | |
| 57 | NFD is an open and free software package licensed under GPL 3.0 license and is the |
| 58 | centerpiece of our committement to making NDN's core technology open and free to all |
| 59 | Internet users and developers. For more information about the licensing details and |
| 60 | limitation, refer to `COPYING.md <https://github.com/named-data/NFD/blob/master/COPYING.md>`_. |