nfd::scope_prefix Namespace Reference

Functions
const Name	LOCALHOP ("ndn:/localhop")
const Name	LOCALHOST ("ndn:/localhost")

Variables
const Name	LOCALHOP
	ndn:/localhop More...
const Name	LOCALHOST
	ndn:/localhost More...

Function Documentation

const Name nfd::scope_prefix::LOCALHOP

(

"ndn:/localhop"

)

const Name nfd::scope_prefix::LOCALHOST

(

"ndn:/localhost"

)

Variable Documentation

const Name nfd::scope_prefix::LOCALHOP

ndn:/localhop

The localhop scope limits propagation to no further than the next node.

Interest packets under prefix ndn:/localhop are restricted by these rules:

• If an Interest is received from a local face, it can be forwarded to a non-local face.
• If an Interest is received from a non-local face, it cannot be forwarded to a non-local face.
• In either case the Interest can be forwarded to a local face.
• PIT entry can be satisfied by Data from any source.

Data packets under prefix ndn:/localhop are unrestricted.

const Name nfd::scope_prefix::LOCALHOST

ndn:/localhost

The localhost scope limits propagation to the applications on the originating host.

Interest and Data packets under prefix ndn:/localhost are restricted by these rules:

• Interest can come from and go to local faces only.
• Data can come from and go to local faces only.