Patent ID: 8762570

Claim:
A named-data networking (NDN) node, comprising: a plurality of faces each of which is coupled to a different node in a content-centric network; and a processor coupled to the faces, wherein the processor is configured to probe the performance of each of the faces for an interest, wherein the interest is associated with multiple ones of the faces, a forwarding information base (FIB) configured to maintain a probing probability for each of a plurality of prefixes, a selection probability per face per prefix and associated policies for regular interest forwarding, wherein the selection probabilities per face per prefix indicate a statistical probability that interest packets associated with a prefix are transmitted via an associated face, wherein a next-hop is identified by the face, wherein a one of the faces associated with the interest is used to forward the interest when the interest is received by the NDN node, and wherein the one of the faces used is determined based on a selection probability determined from feedback from the probe of the performance of the faces.