Object-oriented Networking: An ICN-based Architecture for the IOE
Panos Georgatsos, Paris Flegkas1, Vasilis Sourlas2, Leandros Tassiulas3
Electronic Devices, Vol. 4, No. 2, 2015.
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Link: http://www.dline.info/ed/fulltext/v4n2/v4n2_3.pdf
Abstract:
We propose the object-oriented networking (OON) framework, for meeting the generalized interconnection,
mobility and technology integration requirements underlining the Internet. In OON, the various objects that need to be
accessed through the Internet (content, smart things, services, people, etc.) are viewed as network layer resources, rather than
as application layer resources as in the IP communications model. By abstracting them as computing objects -with attributes
and methods- they are identified by expressive, discoverable names, while data are exchanged between them in the context of
their methods, based on suitably defined system-specific names. An OON-enabled Internet is not only a global data delivery
medium but also a universal object discovery and service development platform; service-level interactions can be realized
through native network means, without requiring standardized protocols. OON can be realized through existing softwaredefined
networking or network functions virtualization technologies and it can be deployed in an incremental fashion.