Pushing the role of information in ICN

This paper proposes a semantic-based approach to naming and retrieval of content in Information-centric Networking (ICN). The approach stems from the need to realize the idea, originally conceived with ICN principles, of communication based on content exchange. In particular, the paper shows how, by adopting a vocabulary in Resource Description Framework for content description, it is possible to retrieve resources answering a request for content. An example scenario in the domain of Intelligent Transportation Systems works as proof-of-concept for the proposed approach.