Abstract: Some embodiments of this disclosure include apparatuses and methods for making a service request in Information Centric Networking (ICN) for next generation cellular networks. The apparatuses and methods can include at least generating, by a user equipment (UE), a service request message comprising access network (AN) parameters and service request parameters, wherein the AN parameters include a fifth generation-system architecture evolution-temporary mobile subscriber entity (5G-S-TMSI) parameter, a selected public land mobile network (PLMN) identifier, or an establishment cause; and transmitting, by the UE, the service request message to a next-generation NodeB (gNB).

Abstract: An apparatus and system of providing a service registry function (SRF) and service discovery in a 6G system are described. Registration procedures are provided for a service instance on a user equipment (UE) or in the 6G system to register to the SRF with or without a service mesh. The SRF provides a list of service instances based on criteria in service discovery inquiries from the UE or network function (NF) and notifies a subscribed party about a status change of a particular service instance. The service discovery enables the UE to discover a computing service instance in the 6G system by control plane service discovery to find a service orchestration and chaining function (SOCF) and user plane service discovery to find the computing service instance.

Abstract: Various embodiments herein relate to a user equipment (UE) context management (collectively, “UCM”) function of a cellular network. The UCM may be configured to store an inactive radio network temporary identifier (I-RNTI) and context information related to a UE prior to the UE entering an RRC_INACTIVE state. The UCM may be further configured to provide, based on a request related to an RRC resume procedure of the UE, an indication of the I-RNTI and the context information. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Abstract: Logic may identify, based on a service request received via the network interface, a service function chain comprising one or more instances of communication service functions, computing service functions, and data service functions in a network, wherein the one or more instances of communication service functions are associated with one or more instances of computing service functions and the one or more instances of data service functions. Logic may determine service-aware transport information associated with the service function chain. Logic may configure, via the one or more interfaces, the one or more instances of communication service functions, computing service functions, and data service functions for packet steering based on the service-aware transport information. And logic may parse a service label of a packet associated with a service identified in the service request to determine the service label and forward the packet to a service function based on the service label.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to service function chaining in wireless networks. A communications system may include a communication control function to select one or multiple communication service functions associated with establishing service function chaining (SFC) services for telecommunications; a service orchestration and chaining function (SOCF) to establish the SFC services; and a service orchestration exposure function (SOEF) to expose the SFC services to an application function (AF) of the system.

Abstract: Various embodiments herein provide techniques to enable communication between a user equipment (UE) microservice and a microservice of a wireless cellular network via service mesh. A first solution is described, in which the service mesh is in the network, and the network includes a service mesh proxy to communicate with the UE. A second solution is also described, in which the UE is part of the cellular network service mesh and includes a service mesh proxy in the UE. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.

Abstract: Technology for an Information Centric Networking gateway (ICN-GW) operable to modify an ICN message received from a user equipment (UE) in a Fifth Generation (5G) cellular network is disclosed. The ICN-GW can decode the ICN message received from the UE via a Next Generation NodeB (gNB) and an ICN point of attachment (ICN-PoA). The ICN-GW can modify the ICN message to produce a modified ICN message. The ICN-GW can encode the modified ICN message to route the modified ICN message to a data network.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable media, are provided for selecting edge or central servers for serving client systems based on network events monitored by one or more network elements. Embodiments may be relevant to multi-access edge computing (MEC) and Automotive Edge Computing Consortium (AECC) technologies. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to collaboration between user equipment (UE) and network for machine learning. A radio access network (RAN) node B device may transmit, to the CE device, an indication that the node B device supports machine learning; identify a service registration, received from the UE device, indicating that the UE device requests machine learning support from the node B device; transmit, to the UE device, a request for information associated with the UE device, the information associated with at least one of hardware capabilities or machine learning capabilities of the UE device; identify the information received from the UE based on the request for information; and transmit, to the UE device, a machine learning configuration for use by the UE device, wherein the machine learning configuration is based on the information.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices for providing data query and manipulation services. A wireless communications network service-based architecture for providing data query and manipulation services may detect a request from a service consumer, received at a GraphQL interface of a network function, to query or manipulate data; and provide, using the GraphQL interface, a response to the request.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to RAN compute QoS modeling. A device may decode a compute task request message received from a user equipment (UE), the compute task request message comprising an indication of a compute task to be offloaded to the RAN and data of the compute task. The device may establish a RAN compute service function (SF) based on support initiated by a service orchestration and chaining function (SOCF). The device may establish a RAN compute bearer based on RAN compute QoS flow with the UE, wherein the RAN compute QoS flow spans between the UE, the RAN, and the RAN compute SF.

Abstract: Technology for an Information Centric Networking gateway (ICN-GW) operable to modify an ICN message received from a user equipment (UE) in a Fifth Generation (5G) cellular network is disclosed. The ICN-GW can decode the ICN message received from the UE via a Next Generation NodeB (gNB) and an ICN point of attachment (ICN-PoA). The ICN-GW can modify the ICN message to produce a modified ICN message. The ICN-GW can encode the modified ICN message to route the modified ICN message to a data network.

Abstract: Disclosed embodiments are related to techniques for implementing Multiple Access Management Services (MAMS), Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC), and 3GPP Fifth Generation (5G) technologies. Embodiments include enhanced application programming interfaces (APIs) that allow applications to influence multi-access (MA) traffic steering decisions, and also get informed of various MA traffic steering modes. Disclosed embodiments also include techniques to enable coexistence between MEC-based MAMS systems and 5G MA traffic steering mechanisms. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Abstract: Various embodiments herein may relate to system information blocks (SIBs) for augmented computing in cellular networks. In particular, some embodiments may be directed to system information associated with computing service support in cellular networks. Other embodiments may be disclosed or claimed.

Abstract: Various embodiments herein are directed to radio access network (RAN) computing service support with distributed units (DUs). In particular, some embodiments are directed to to the architecture and corresponding control plane functions and protocols for RAN-based computation offloading using compute resource at a next-generation NodeB (gNB) DU. Other embodiments be disclosed or claimed.

Abstract: Various embodiments herein are directed to remote direct memory access (RDMA) support in cellular networks. In particular, some embodiments may relate to enhancements to RDMA over cellular network (RoCN) protocols.

Abstract: An apparatus and system for traffic Steering for Service Function Chaining (SFC) are described. Different protocol stacks may be used to enable SFC for the user plane. The protocol stacks include: separate SFC service layer and transport protocols in which transport uses identifiers of different enhanced user plane functions (eUPFs) and communication (Comm) Service Functions (SFs), transport protocols that are integrated with SFC-related information in which a General Packet Radio Service Tunneling Protocol-user (GTP-U) header or a Segment Routing Header (SRH) has type-length-value (TLV) fields contains the SFC-related information, or an SFC inherent Segment Routing (SR) protocol stack in which first SFC-related information is carried as a locator: function field in Segment Routing Header (SRH) and second SFC-related information is contained in a type-length-value (TLV) field of the SRH, the first SFC-related information comprising a Comm SF and identification of SFs reachable from the Comm SF.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for user equipment (UE) trajectory-assisted handovers. In particular, some embodiments may include artificial intelligence (AI) or machine learning (ML) to predict UE location information. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to data functions. A device may identify a first request received from a data consumer non-RT RIC application (rApp), wherein the first request is received over an R1 termination interface. The device may cause to send a first response to the data consumer rApp in response to the first request. The device may identify a data producer rApp by checking a data catalog in order to satisfy the first request. The device may cause to send a notification frame to the data consumer rApp over the R1 termination interface indicating that data will be delivered to the data consumer rApp.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to service function chaining classification in wireless networks. A communications network system may include a first cellular network device configured to: receive service data adaptation protocol (SDAP) data from a user equipment (UE) device, the SDAP data comprising a SDAP header; identify a service chaining function (SFC) service identifier of the SDAP header; determine that the SFC service identifier is indicative of a SFC service profile, the SFC service profile indicative of quality of service (QOS) traffic characteristics; identify a SFC traffic flow associated with the SFC service identifier; and transmit the SDAP data to a second cellular network device; and wherein the second cellular network device is configured to: receive the SDAP data from the first cellular network device; and transmit the SDAP data to a service function of the system.