NFD: Named Data Networking Forwarding Daemon

NFD is a network forwarder that implements and evolves together with the Named Data Networking (NDN) protocol. NFD is a core component of the NDN Platform.

NFD Documentation

• NFD Overview

  A brief overview of NFD and its major modules.

• Getting started with NFD

  Instructions for obtaining, installing, and running NFD.

• FAQ

  Suggestions for configuring and running non-standard NFD setups.

• Manpages

Additional Documentation

• NFD Developer’s Guide

  A comprehensive guide to the design and implementation of NFD. The developer’s guide also contains suggestions and hints for anyone wanting to modify or extend NFD.

• NDN Software Contributor’s Guide (guide for newcomers to the NDN community of software)

• NFD Wiki

  The NFD Wiki contains detailed protocol specifications and information for building on unsupported platforms.

  • NFD Management protocol

  • NFD configuration file format

• API Documentation (doxygen)

• NFD Release Notes

• NFD Versions

License

NFD is a free and open-source software package licensed under the GPL version 3 and is the centerpiece of our committement to making NDN’s core technology free and open to all Internet users and developers. For more information about licensing, refer to COPYING.md.