A method of caching a content in a node in a content-centric network, includes receiving, from a content requester, a content request packet requesting a first chunk of the content, and setting a mark bit indicating whether the node is to cache the first chunk when the first chunk is received. The method further includes receiving, from a content provider, a data packet including the first chunk in response to transmitting the content request packet to the content provider, and caching the first chunk.