Applying Information-centric Networking in Today's Agriculture

Under the title of agriculture, Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) enmesh the globe and represent a transformational opportunity for the livelihoods of smallholders to connect with the knowledge, institutions necessary, as well as sharing information on networking. With respect to information sharing, the Information-Centric Networking (ICN) is the Future Internet which has been recently proposed for efficiently accessing and distributing of content by replace the current host-oriented communication model toward a content-centric model. This article provides an overview of the novel of ICN architecture that is better suited to today's use, with a particular spotlight on content distribution and mobility technologies, which make ICN an excellent networking community for agriculture sector.