THE VIDEO SHELF · content-centric networking
A New Way to look at Networking
Van Jacobson's 2006 Google Tech Talk argues that networking should be rethought around named data rather than host-to-host conversations. He contrasts the circuit and datagram views of the internet and sketches content-centric networking as a replacement for the location-centric TCP/IP model.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN commenters point to it as a clear explanation of why data-centric networking fits how the internet is actually used, and as a core talk on content addressing.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Topic
- content-centric networking
- Format
- talk
- Level
- intermediate
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 6
- HN mentions in dataset
- 6
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2011–2018
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From the original HN conversations
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I wasn't able to pull anything out of this article. Perhaps I read it too quickly. Did anyone get a sense of what sort of re-thinking he has in mind? Something content-centric, perhaps? [LINK] [VIDEO] (an excellent google tech talk) [LINK]
pohl on Hacker News · 2011-02
In A father knows best: Vint Cerf re-thinks the Internet in Stanford talkThe reason we haven't solved DDoS attacks is because we're working on solving the problem at the wrong level. We're trying to solve the wrong problem. This video explains very clearly how this is the case: [VIDEO] Short(er) explanation: we no longer use the internet …
runeks on Hacker News · 2012-04
In Free Speech and DDOS AttacksWatching this now. It's great. Thanks! Not only are there some nice restatements of powerful high-level insights in to network effects in general (which I am considering with respect to physical logistics requirements in our current business), but some great historical tidbits too. The resounding …
contingencies on Hacker News · 2018-04
In Ask HN: What is your favourite tech talk?
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