Communication patterns for web interaction in named data networking.

Named Data Networking (NDN) is an information-centric networking architecture that has recently attracted significant attention. At first glance NDN's pure pull-based communication model seems to match the request-reply mechanics of HTTP/Web interactions. In reality, modern Web communication patterns involve passing client-side information and/or application state in requests. As we attempt to apply these communication patterns to NDN, we find that it is not immediately clear how to use NDN effectively. In this paper, we examine multiple diverse approaches to running modern Web-like applications over the NDN communication architecture, discussing advantages and drawbacks of each of the proposed approaches. Our primary goal is to start a focused discussion of how NDN can support modern Web communication patterns effectively.