Named data networking (NDN) is an alternative model to the current traditional IP-based
Internet by improving content distribution in a network with content name. In NDN, content is
sent/received based on its name rather than its address. Forwarding is still considered the
bottleneck of NDN despite the effort in naming, routing, mobility, and security. NDN requires
per-packet update that is preceded by a one-name lookup operation, which results in heavy
time processing. The content names consume a large amount of memory, which causes the …