Information-Centric Networking: Evaluation and Security Considerations
RFC 7945
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RFC - Informational
(September 2016; No errata)
Was draft-irtf-icnrg-evaluation-methodology (icnrg RG)
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| Last updated | 2016-09-22 | ||
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Internet Research Task Force (IRTF) K. Pentikousis, Ed.
Request for Comments: 7945 Travelping
Category: Informational B. Ohlman
ISSN: 2070-1721 Ericsson
E. Davies
Trinity College Dublin
S. Spirou
Intracom Telecom
G. Boggia
Politecnico di Bari
September 2016
Information-Centric Networking: Evaluation and Security Considerations
Abstract
This document presents a number of considerations regarding
evaluating Information-Centric Networking (ICN) and sheds some light
on the impact of ICN on network security. It also surveys the
evaluation tools currently available to researchers in the ICN area
and provides suggestions regarding methodology and metrics.
Status of This Memo
This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is
published for informational purposes.
This document is a product of the Internet Research Task Force
(IRTF). The IRTF publishes the results of Internet-related research
and development activities. These results might not be suitable for
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level of Internet Standard; see Section 2 of RFC 7841.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2. Evaluation Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.1. Topology Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.2. Traffic Load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.3. Choosing Relevant Metrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.3.1. Traffic Metrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.3.2. System Metrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.4. Resource Equivalence and Trade-Offs . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3. ICN Security Aspects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3.1. Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3.2. Authorization, Access Control, and Logging . . . . . . . . 18
3.3. Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3.4. Changes to the Network Security Threat Model . . . . . . . 20
4. Evaluation Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
4.1. Open-Source Implementations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
4.2. Simulators and Emulators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4.2.1. ndnSIM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4.2.2. ccnSIM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4.2.3. Icarus Simulator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4.3. Experimental Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
4.3.1. Open Network Lab (ONL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
4.3.2. POINT Testbed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
4.3.3. CUTEi: Container-Based ICN Testbed . . . . . . . . . . 25
5. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
6. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
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1. Introduction
Information-Centric Networking (ICN) is a networking concept that
arose from the desire to align the operation model of a network with
the model of its typical use. For TCP/IP networks, this implies
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