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System and method for all-in-one content stream in content-centric networks

  • US 10,367,871 B2
  • Filed: 08/23/2017
  • Issued: 07/30/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/19/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-executable method for assembling a single content stream that enables downloading of a content collection using the single content stream over a content-centric network, comprising:

  • receiving, from a requester, a set of Interests under a same namespace;

    obtaining the content collection that includes a plurality of content components, wherein each content component has a modification time;

    generating a manifest for the content collection, wherein a respective entry in the manifest corresponds to a content component;

    determining, from the plurality of content components, which content components to include in the single content stream; and

    assembling the single content stream by including the manifest followed by the plurality of content components in order,wherein the manifest and the content components are packaged into objects under the same namespace as the set of Interests,wherein each of the objects specifies a same name prefix, and each of the Interests specifies the same name prefix as the objects,wherein a content component includes a second single content stream, and wherein the second single content stream includes a second manifest,wherein one or more content components that are required for rendering the content collection are placed at a beginning of the single content stream, andwherein the plurality of content components are placed in order based on the modification times with the content component having the most recent modification time or the least recent modification time placed first.

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