Named Data Networking: A natural design for data collection in Wireless Sensor Networks

Abstract

Named Data Networking (NDN) is a promising paradigm for the future Internet architecture that also opens new perspectives in the way data can be retrieved in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs). In this paper, we explore the potentialities of the NDN paradigm applied to WSNs and propose enhancements to the NDN forwarding strategy by including principles inspired by traditional data-centric routing schemes. Results achieved through the ndnSIM simulator confirm the viability and effectiveness of the proposal.