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+Hybrid Information-Centric Networking (hICN)
+========================
+
+## Introduction
+hicn is an open source implementation of Cisco's hICN. It includes a network
+stack, that implements ICN forwarding path in IPv6, and a transport stack
+that implements two main transport protocols and a socket API.
+The transport protocols provide one reliable transport service implementaton
+and a real-time transport service for audio/video media.
+
+## Directory layout
+
+| Directory name         | Description                                    |
+| ---------------------- | ---------------------------------------------- |
+|      lib               | Core support library                           |
+|      hicn-plugin       | VPP plugin                                     |
+|      hicn-light        | Lightweight packet forwarder                   |
+|      libtransport      | Support library with transport layer and API   |
+|      utils             | Tools for testing                              |
+|      apps              | Application examples using hicn stack          |
+
+
+## Supported platforms
+
+- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (x86_64)
+- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (x86_64)
+- Debian Stable/Testing
+- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
+- CentOS 7
+- Android 8
+- iOS 12
+- macOS 10.12
+- Windows 10