Anchoring internet protocol multicast services in information centric networks
AssigneeIDAC Holdings, Inc.
InventorDirk Trossen
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Abstract
Some embodiments include systems, methods, and devices for enabling communication between at least two internet protocol (IP)-only wireless transmit/receive units (WTRUs), at least one of which is connected to an information centric network (ICN). The WTRU may send a generic attribute registration multicast registration protocol (GMRP) request on a local IP link to an information centric network (ICN) network attachment point (NAP). The NAP may receive and register the GMRP request with an internal data-base (DB) along with an IP multicast address entry matching the GMRP request. The WTRU may then send an IP multicast packet to the NAP for dissemination to an IP multicast group over an ICN by encapsulating the IP multicast packet in an ICN packet.
Claims12
A device for carrying out networking functions in an information centric network (ICN), the device comprising:
- a transceiver;
- a storage element;
- and
- a processor coupled to the storage element and the transceiver, wherein the processor, storage element, and the transceiver are configured to:
- receive a generic attribute registration protocol multicast registration protocol (GMRP) message, wherein the GMRP message is from a source of an internet protocol (IP) multicast;
- and
- send an unsubscribe operation over a data channel associated with an address of the IP multicast based on the GMRP message, wherein the unsubscribe operation is sent to a receiving network access point (NAP) of the ICN using information associated with the GMRP message, the information being determined from a first database in the storage element, wherein the first database comprises information relating to IP multicast addresses, ICN names for a control channel (CIDC), ICN names for the data channel (CIDD), and node identifiers (NIDs) of multicast group members.
A method implemented by a device for communicating over an information centric network (ICN), the method comprising:
- receiving a generic attribute registration protocol multicast registration protocol (GMRP) message, wherein the GMRP message is from a source of an internet protocol (IP) multicast;
- and
- sending an unsubscribe operation over a data channel associated with an address of the IP multicast address based on the GMRP message, wherein the unsubscribe operation is sent to a receiving network access point (NAP) of the ICN using information, that is associated with the GMRP message, determined from a first database in the storage element of the device, wherein the first database comprises information relating to IP multicast addresses, ICN names for a control channel (CIDC), ICN names for the data channel (CIDD), and node identifiers (NIDs) of multicast group members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.