Telecompetitor Arches

Verizon, Cisco Collaborate on Hybrid Information-Centric Networking

networkingVerizon and Cisco are collaborating on accelerating adoption of hybrid information-centric networking (ICN), an emerging and innovative approach to content-aware service offerings. The companies say that focusing network communication around “named data” rather than location identifiers such as IP addresses, should enable service providers to simplify next-generation network architecture; enhance user-to-content communication; and improve mobility, storage and security in the network.

Hybrid Information-Centric Networking
Verizon demonstrated Cisco’s open-source ICN software and validated its benefits in comparison with standard TCP/IP solutions for optimized mobile video delivery in a lab at the Verizon Innovation Center in Waltham, Mass. Benefits include dynamic adaptive streaming solutions and dynamic load balancing of media, designed to provide a better user experience. In the network, forwarding/caching strategies are designed to maximize traffic localization and bandwidth savings in backhaul/core via enhanced multicast.

Subsequently, Verizon also demonstrated key features of hybrid-ICN by simplifying the insertion of ICN technology in existing IP infrastructure and enabling coexistence with legacy IP traffic.

“The hybrid-ICN solution delivers all the benefits of ICN communication with minimal existing IP infrastructure upgrades required,” said Srini Kalapala, Verizon vice president, technology architecture and strategy, in a prepared statement. “By demonstrating the benefits of a virtualized hybrid-ICN network at scale, we showcased how the technology can simplify the way users access content in a mobile environment and lead to a better user experience. We’re pleased with the results of our collaboration with Cisco and with the promise of the technology.”

“Cisco’s hybrid-ICN solution provides secure content-intelligent transport for network service providers,” said Dave Ward, Cisco senior vice president, CTO of engineering and chief architect, in a prepared statement. “Through our co-development with Verizon, we found that H-ICN empowers the network edge with low latency caching and computing capabilities for the support of new revenue-generating applications such as enterprise multi-radio access, augmented and virtual reality, and IoT for 5G.”

SIMILAR STORIES

Lumen and Brightspeed Handshake
Update: FCC Approves Verizon Acquisition of Frontier
Learn more about this post
Cellphone Use
Verizon Expands Satellite SMS Beyond Emergencies With Skylo Partnership
Learn more about this post
Telecompetitor Arches
Verizon Launches Dedicated 5G Network for First Responders
Learn more about this post