An approach for Web of Things over Named Data Networking

Abstract

Information-Centric Networking (ICN) aims to be the next Internet architecture. It brings many features, such as network scalability and in-network caching, by moving the networking paradigm from the current host-centric to content-centric, where the resources are important, not their location. To benefit from the ICN property, IoT architecture needs to be adapted to comply with this new Internet architecture, especially the Web of Things (WoT). One dominant of these Content-Centric Networking (CCN) architectures is the Named Data Networking (NDN), which the American National Science Foundation has financed (NSF) in the scope of the project Future Internet Architecture (FIA). This document describes a process to design and implement a consumer compatible with the WoT, operating on NDN and capitalizing on its properties. The approach is centered on the definition of a Thing Description compatible with the network architecture, and how the interaction between the Thing and the consumer can be possible. The approach is validated using a domos use case in which a virtual thermostat is controlled.