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# NFD - Named Data Networking Forwarding Daemon
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[](https://travis-ci.org/named-data/NFD)
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## Overview
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NFD is a network forwarder that implements and evolves together with the Named Data
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Networking (NDN) [protocol](https://named-data.net/doc/NDN-packet-spec/current/).
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Since the initial public release in 2014, NFD has been a core component of the
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[NDN Platform](https://named-data.net/codebase/platform/).
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The main design goal of NFD is to support diverse experimentation of NDN technology. The
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design emphasizes *modularity* and *extensibility* to allow easy experiments with new
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protocol features, algorithms, new applications. We have not fully optimized the code for
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performance. The intention is that performance optimizations are one type of experiments
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that developers can conduct by trying out different data structures and different
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algorithms; over time, better implementations may emerge within the same design framework.
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NFD will keep evolving in three aspects: improvement of the modularity framework, keeping
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up with the NDN protocol spec, and addition of other new features. We hope to keep the
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modular framework stable and lean, allowing researchers to implement and experiment with
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various features, some of which may eventually work into the protocol spec.
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## Documentation
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See [`docs/INSTALL.rst`](docs/INSTALL.rst) for compilation and installation instructions.
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Extensive documentation is available on NFD's [homepage](https://named-data.net/doc/NFD/).
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## Reporting bugs
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Bug reports and feedback are highly appreciated and can be submitted through the
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[NFD issue tracker](https://redmine.named-data.net/projects/nfd/issues) or the
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[ndn-interest mailing list](http://www.lists.cs.ucla.edu/mailman/listinfo/ndn-interest).
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## Contributing
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NFD is developed by a community effort. Although the first release was mostly done by the
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members of [NSF-sponsored NDN project team](https://named-data.net/project/participants/),
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it already contains significant contributions from people outside the project team (see
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[`AUTHORS.md`](AUTHORS.md)). We strongly encourage participation from all interested parties,
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since broader community support is key for NDN to succeed as a new Internet architecture.
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If you are new to the NDN software community, please read [`README-dev.md`](README-dev.md)
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and the [Contributor's Guide](CONTRIBUTING.md) to get started.
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## License
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NFD is an open and free software package licensed under the GPL version 3 and is the
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centerpiece of our committement to making NDN's core technology open and free to all
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Internet users and developers. For more information about the licensing details and
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limitations, refer to [`COPYING.md`](COPYING.md).
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