Network function execution in information centric networks

A network function execution method comprising:

• storing a previously downloaded function executable at a function executable storage device within a named function network (NFN) layer;
• receiving a vehicle location from a link adaptation shim and an NFN interest packet at a function deployment decider, the NFN interest packet including a function execution request;
• determining at the function deployment decider that the previously downloaded function executable should be executed, the determination of execution based on the vehicle location and the function execution request;
• generating a data processing tag at the function deployment decider to indicate whether a source data includes a raw data set or a processed data set, the processed data set generated by applying the previously downloaded function executable to the raw data set, the data processing tag to be used by a receiving node in determining whether a function execution is needed;
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• generating a tagged data set at the function deployment decider including the data processing tag and a source data.

At least one non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, comprising a plurality of instructions that, responsive to being executed with processor circuitry of a computer-controlled device, cause the computer-controlled device to:

• store a previously downloaded function executable at a function executable storage device within a named function network (NFN) layer;
• receive a vehicle location from a link adaptation shim and an NFN interest packet at a function deployment decider, the NFN interest packet including a function execution request;
• determine at the function deployment decider that the previously downloaded function executable should be executed, the determination of execution based on the vehicle location and the function execution request;
• generate a data processing tag to indicate whether a source data includes a raw data set or a processed data set, the processed data set generated by applying the previously downloaded function executable to the raw data set, the data processing tag to be used by a receiving node in determining whether a function execution is needed;
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• generate a tagged data set including the data processing tag and a source data.