Envisioning the Next-Generation Cellular Architecture With Named Data Networking
Tolga Atalay, Angelos Stavrou, Lixia Zhang · Computer · 2025
This article proposes adopting named data networking (NDN) as a foundation for future cellular networks, including 6G, to shift the focus from connection-based to data-centric communication. Securing data at the network layer, NDN reduces control plane signaling overhead and enables secure distributed deployments.