KCN: Knowledge Centric Networking

TL;DR

KCN introduces a knowledge-centric approach to networking, enabling in-network knowledge generation, distribution, and processing to support advanced control for complex, multi-domain digital services.

Contribution

This paper proposes the KCN paradigm and an architecture for in-network knowledge management to enhance network control and adaptability.

Findings

KCN architecture supports in-network knowledge creation and sharing.

Enables improved network control for complex digital services.

Supports heterogeneous domain integration.

Abstract

The advent of multi-domain and multi-requirement digital services requires an underlying network ecosystem able to understand service-specific contexts. In this work, we propose Knowledge Centric Networking (KCN), a paradigm in which knowledge is positioned at the center of the networking landscape. KCN enables approaches by which in-network knowledge generation and distribution can be used to support advanced network control intelligence that is essential to handle complexity and uncertainty in these emerging digital services. In this paper, we introduce the principles of KCN and present an architecture for its realization that enables in-network knowledge creation, distribution, storage and processing, both within a single domain/player and across potentially heterogeneous domains/players.