Aggregated Interest Indicator Network Device for Content Delivery
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Solution Overview
Problem
In information-centric and content-centric networks, requesting content objects by user devices is resource-intensive due to the need to store and manage multiple interest indicators, which consumes significant memory and computing resources, especially when multiple devices request the same content.
Innovation Solution
A network device aggregates interest indicators and attributes from multiple user devices to request content objects from a content delivery server, reducing the number of interest indicators transmitted and allowing user devices to request content without storing content object identifiers, thereby conserving resources.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If user devices store and manage multiple interest indicators to request content objects, then content delivery functionality is improved, but memory and computing resources are consumed
Solution Approach 1:
A network device acts as an intermediary between user devices and the content delivery server. The network device receives interest indicators from multiple user devices, aggregates them into a single aggregated interest indicator, and transmits this aggregated indicator to the content delivery server. This intermediary approach eliminates the need for user devices to store multiple interest indicators while maintaining full content delivery functionality.
2Ease of operation
If multiple user devices request the same content objects individually, then each device can access content independently, but network resources and device complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The network device merges multiple individual interest indicators from different user devices into a single aggregated interest indicator. This aggregation combines the requests while preserving the independent access capability of each user device. The network device manages the aggregation process, allowing multiple devices to access content independently without increasing individual device complexity or network overhead.
Data Source
AI summary
A device may receive first subscription information from a first user device. The device may receive second subscription information from a second user device. The device may aggregate the first subscription information and the second subscription information to form aggregated subscription information. The aggregated subscription information may be associated with receiving aggregated content from a content delivery server. The device may receive the aggregated content from the content delivery server based on the aggregated subscription information. The device may provide a first portion of the aggregated content to the first user device. The device may provide a second portion of the aggregated content to the second user device.