Link Object

The Link Object is a specialized form of a Data packet, defined as follows:

LinkObject = DATA-TYPE TLV-LENGTH
               Name
               MetaInfo ; ContentType == LINK
               LinkContent
               Signature

LinkContent = CONTENT-TYPE TLV-LENGTH 1*Name

Link Object is a data packet, whose content is a list of one or more names (formerly known as “delegations”). The LinkObject can be used to derive the ForwardingHint of an Interest packet.

The list of Names in LinkContent SHOULD be ordered by the producer’s preference, with the most preferred by the producer listed first.

In a LinkContent, each listed Name SHOULD be distinct.