vidns
vidns stands for Video Information and Distribution Naming Scheme. It is a conceptual framework used in discussions of video content management and delivery. The aim of vidns is to provide persistent, location-independent identifiers for video content and its constituent segments, enabling durable citations, reliable discovery, and flexible routing across diverse networks including conventional CDNs and decentralized overlays.
A vidns identifier is hierarchical and components include content identity, version, and fragment. A typical form
A resolver maps vidns identifiers to current content location or to metadata describing where to fetch the
Architecture typically includes a naming authority, a global or federated registry for identifiers, a resolver service,
Use and adoption of vidns remain limited and primarily experimental. It appears in academic discussions of
Limitations include governance, interoperability challenges, and potential overhead for resolver infrastructure. Privacy considerations arise when persistent
Related concepts include content-addressable networking, Named Data Networking, DOI and URN systems, and traditional URLs.