Naming for heterogeneous networks prone to episodic connectivity

In this paper, we present a naming scheme for heterogeneous networks composed of infrastructure-based and infrastructure-less networks where nodes may be subject to intermittent connectivity. The proposed scheme aims at decoupling object identification from location and is designed to operate with status-quo Internet routing. We showcase the proposed naming scheme implemented on the NS-3 network simulator and demonstrate that nodes are able to receive messages in both infrastructure-based and infrastructure-less networks despite frequent disconnections and changing location identifiers (i.e., IP address), while visiting different networks.