Patent ID: 9253087
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
1. A network node in an information centric network (ICN), comprising: a receiver configured to receive an interest protocol data unit (I_PDU) from a user device, wherein the I_PDU comprises a content name comprising an identifier, a principal, and a domain, wherein the identifier uniquely identifies a content object associated with the content name, wherein the principal provides a security verifier to the content object associated with the content name, and wherein the domain provides persistently locatable routing to the content object associated with the content name; a content store configured to cache a plurality of content objects, wherein each of the content objects is associated with at least one content name; a processor coupled to the receiver; and a transmitter coupled to the processor, wherein the processor is configured to: wherein when a routing label is received from the NRS in response to the NRS receiving the identifier and the principal, the processor is further configured to: