Exploring the Tussle Space for Information-Centric Networking
Dirk Trossen, Αλέξανδρος Κωστόπουλος · 2011
In a global communication system like the Internet, conflicts between different adversaries are inevitable. Such conflicts can be driven by economic as well as political interests but also by the desire of individuals to express themselves in the many forms that the Internet provides. It has long been recognized that the nature of these conflicts (or tussles) has a direct impact on the viability of various designs in general and many design decisions in particular. Such recognition plays an important part not only in today’s Internet but even more so in any effort that aims at designing a future of the Internet. One such example effort is that of information-centric networking. In this paper, we look at particular aspects of such future from the viewpoint of conflicts between various parties that might unfold. We investigate how such information-centric Internet can improve on addressing such conflicts through an increased modularity of functions. We furthermore outline a first attempt for a methodology that helps us better understand certain design aspects that arise in such investigations. We present our work along a set of use cases, directly inspired by a tussle taxonomy that we lay out early on.