1. A computer-implemented method, comprising: receiving, by a content-name-resolution (CNR) server, a query from a client device for a source to a named data object, wherein the query includes at least a name prefix for the named data object; obtaining a content record that specifies network addresses for one or more sources associated with the name prefix; and returning, to the client device, a query response that includes the content record specifying the network addresses for the one or more sources.