Native ICN Deployment in LTE Networks

Enhancing the 3GPP V2X Architecture with Information-Centric Networking

“…Recently, an interesting discussion about the ICN deployment in cellular networks has started within some Internet Research Task Force (IRTF) groups. In [32], the authors preliminarily proposed to leverage the non-IP protocol capabilities included in 3GPP LTE Release 13 and onward specifications, to deploy the ICN protocol stack in all involved nodes, such as UEs, eNodeBs, and core network gateways. The authors of [32] argued that deploying ICN in the eNodeB is crucial for an efficient data transfer between the eNodeB and the mobile gateways in the core network.…”

“…In [32], the authors preliminarily proposed to leverage the non-IP protocol capabilities included in 3GPP LTE Release 13 and onward specifications, to deploy the ICN protocol stack in all involved nodes, such as UEs, eNodeBs, and core network gateways. The authors of [32] argued that deploying ICN in the eNodeB is crucial for an efficient data transfer between the eNodeB and the mobile gateways in the core network. In [33], a proof of concept is presented to showcase an ICN-based RAN for 4G networks.…”

Value network analysis in a low-cost and affordable internet

“…In this context, edge computing technologies can further decentralize application provisioning, reduce latencies, and localize content (Bonomi et al, 2012;Satyanarayanan, 2017). Untapped potential exists on Information-Centric Networking (ICN) since recent developments make content-centric routing compatible with IP networks and devices (Ravindran et al, 2019;Suthar et al, 2018). Therefore, small cell and edge cloud technologies can enable effective local wireless access provision.…”

“…Multiple networking technologies have been proposed to enable edge clouds, including fog computing (Bonomi et al, 2012;Klas, 2015), ETSI Multiple-Access Edge Computing (MEC) (ETSI, 2016;Kekki et al, 2018), and ICN-based solutions (Suthar et al, 2018). ICN implements content-centric routing in contrast to the IP host-centric approach.…”

Empowering 5G network softwarization through information centric networking

“…( ) Location‐independent name‐based communication, dynamic intelligent routing, and secured in‐network content caching are the main ICN principles showcased in several wireline and wireless scenarios. Only a few studies, for example, have targeted ICN deployments in cellular networks; this is mainly due to the operator ownership of the infrastructure, the consolidated deployment and standardization works of decades, the complexity of management of such networks, and the mature definition of control plane (CP) and user plane (UP) functions operated end to end by well‐defined protocols built over IP.…”