Sixth generation (6G) system architecture and functions

A base station, wherein the base station comprises:

• one or more processors;
• and
• one or more non-transitory computer-readable media comprising instructions that, upon execution of the instructions by the one or more processors, are to cause the base station to:
• identify, from a user equipment (UE), a request for one or more network-based compute resources;
• identify, based on the request, one or more network-based compute resources;
• establish, in cooperation with a service orchestration and chaining function (SOCF) of a sixth generation (6G) core network, a service chain comprising a sequence of service functions for the request;
• configure a service chain aware transport path for the UE between the base station and the compute resources, the service chain aware transport path determined based on the service chain and configured to route data through the sequence of service functions in the service chain;
• and
• provide, to the UE, an indication of the one or more network-based compute resources.

A user equipment (UE), wherein the UE comprises:

• memory to store one or more remote direct memory access (RDMA) messages;
• and
• one or more processors to:
• establish, with a base station of a sixth generation (6G) cellular network and in cooperation with a service orchestration and chaining function (SOCF) of a 6G core network, a RDMA connection, the RDMA connection associated with a service chain comprising a sequence of service functions for the UE;
• and
• transmit the one or more RDMA messages to the base station, the one or more RDMA messages transmitted over a service chain aware transport path configured to route data through the sequence of service functions in the service chain.