US 12,316,723 B2
Information centric network unstructured data carrier
Yi Zhang, Portland, OR (US); Gabriel Arrobo Vidal, Hillsboro, OR (US); Srikathyayani Srikanteswara, Portland, OR (US); Francesc Guim Bernat, Barcelona (ES); and Christian Maciocco, Portland, OR (US)
Assigned to Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed by Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 25, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/358,525.
Prior Publication US 2021/0320988 A1, Oct. 14, 2021
Int. Cl. H04L 69/18 (2022.01); H04L 67/63 (2022.01); H04L 69/22 (2022.01); H04W 40/24 (2009.01); H04W 80/06 (2009.01); H04W 88/16 (2009.01)
CPC H04L 69/18 (2013.01) [H04L 67/63 (2022.05); H04L 69/22 (2013.01); H04W 40/24 (2013.01); H04W 80/06 (2013.01); H04W 88/16 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for an information centric network (ICN) unstructured data carrier, the apparatus comprising:
machine readable media including instructions; and
processing circuitry that, when in operation, is configured by the instructions to:
receive, at a user plane function (UPF) node, an initiation for a packet data unit (PDU) session of a user equipment (UE), the initiation including an indication for an ICN session and a PDU session identification (ID), wherein the initiation includes a packet data network (PDN) type that has a value of zero, six, or seven as the indication for the ICN session, and wherein the PDN type was used to select the UPF node from a second UPF node, the second UPF node lacking ICN processing capabilities;
map the PDU session to the PDU session ID in an ICN routing data structure, the ICN routing data structure being a pending interest table (PsIT) or a forwarding interest base (FIB);
receive an ICN packet from the UE contained within a PDU on from the PDU session, the ICN packet being an interest packet or a data packet, the PDU conforming to an unstructured-data classification as defined by a third generation partnership project (3GPP) 5G family of standards;
extract the ICN packet from the PDU; and
route the ICN packet in accordance with the ICN routing data structure.