CPC H04L 47/283 (2013.01) [H04L 1/004 (2013.01); H04L 1/08 (2013.01); H04L 47/12 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method, comprising:
obtaining, by a device that executes an application, a delay budget objective for traffic for the application to be sent by a Hybrid Information-Centric Networking source to the device;
making, by the device, a determination as to whether a forward error correction mechanism or a retransmission mechanism is to be used by the traffic for the application to be sent by the Hybrid Information-Centric Networking source to the device, in an attempt to optimize the delay budget objective;
sending, by the device and to the Hybrid Information-Centric Networking source, a Hybrid Information-Centric Networking request for the traffic for the application, wherein the Hybrid Information-Centric Networking request is indicative of the determination; and
receiving, at the device and from the Hybrid Information-Centric Networking source, one or more packets of the traffic for the application, after sending the Hybrid Information-Centric Networking request.
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