Local content serving at edge base station node

A non-transitory computer readable media comprising:

• receiving an indication that a first user device has registered at a gateway device;
• based on the first user device registering at the gateway device, receiving at the gateway device, a content report from the first user device with application content information, wherein the application content information comprises a content item that is determined to have a likelihood that is above a threshold to be requested by another user device;
• based on the content item size, request popularity, and cost of storage, determining that the content item is to be stored at the gateway device or on the first user device;
• receiving, at the gateway device, a request for the content item from a second user device communicatively coupled to the gateway device;
• determining, at the gateway device, that the content item is stored at the gateway device;
• and
• based on the determination that the content item is stored at the gateway device, instructing the gateway device to transfer the content to the second user device, directly from the gateway device.

A computerized system comprising:

• receiving an indication that a first user device has registered at a gateway device;
• based on the first user device registering at the gateway device, receiving at the gateway device, a content report from the first user device with application content information, wherein the application content information comprises a content item that is determined to have a likelihood that is above a threshold to be requested by another user device;
• receiving, at the gateway device, a request for the content item from a second user device communicatively coupled to the gateway device;
• determining the content report from the first user device comprises the content item requested from the second user device;
• based on the determination, sending the stored content item from the first user device to the second user device via a direct peer-to-peer connection;
• and
• storing the content item locally at the gateway device.