I participated in an REU a couple years back working with Named Data Networking. Seems pretty similar... The <i>ahem</i> central problem lies with ourselves: TCP&#x2F;IP was designed as a communication network, not a distribution network. NDN seeks to be a ubiquitous data distribution network. Iirc, the design helps fend off DDoS.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Named_data_networking" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Named_data_networking</a>
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