MDVAC: A Multi-Dimensional Value-Aware Caching Strategy for Information-Centric Networks

Information-Centric Networking (ICN), characterized by content-based naming and in-network caching, offers a promising alternative. However, most existing caching strategies are primarily designed to improve cache hit ratios, with limited attention to leveraging cached replicas for in-transit packet loss recovery.

Consequently, they lack mechanisms to jointly optimize both immediate recovery value during ongoing transmissions and future reuse value across subsequent requests. These two value dimensions differ in terms of spatialscope and temporal duration, posing challenges for effective resource coordination. To address this issue, we propose a multi-dimensional value-aware caching strategy that integrates both value dimensions within a unified cache management framework.