Patent ID: 9253091
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method for processing a content request by a forwarding device in a communication network implementing name based forwarding, the device comprising a plurality of interfaces capable of receiving at least one content request and at least one data packet associated with a content, and a forwarding information base adapted to determine, as a function of a requested content name, at least one interface to which to forward the content request, said method comprising: receiving the content request through a first interface of the device, if the device is not capable of providing said data packet associated with the content, searching for the name of the content in a pending interest table associated with the first interface, via which the request was received, wherein the pending interest table is implemented by a counting Bloom filter, the filter being a table of m counters, in the event that the content name does not appear in the pending interest table associated with the first interface, storing the name of the requested content in said table, wherein storing the name of the content comprises: sending the request through at least one second interface, said second interface being determined as a function of the name of the requested content on the basis of the forwarding information base of said device.