Communication nodes and methods performed therein for handling packets in an information centric network

A method performed by a handling communication node for handling packets in a communication network, which communication network is an information centric networking, ICN, network, the method comprising:

• receiving a packet with a time stamp, which packet is related to a service and is of a format associated with the ICN network and the time stamp is comprised in an ICN header of the packet;
• and
• performing a network decision taking the time stamp in the packet into account, which network decision relates to handling the packet and/or other packets.

-17. (canceled)

A communication node for handling packets in a communication network, which communication network is an information centric networking, ICN, network, the communication node being configured to:

• add a time stamp into an ICN header of a packet, which packet is requesting content of a service or comprises at least a part of the content of the service and is of a format associated with the ICN network;
• and to
• transmit the packet with the added time stamp towards another communication node.

(canceled)

(canceled)

A handling communication node for handling packets in a communication network, which communication network is an information centric networking, ICN, network, the handling communication node being configured to:

• receive a packet with a time stamp, which packet is related to a service and is of a format associated with the ICN network and the time stamp is comprised in an ICN header of the packet;
• and to
• perform a network decision taking the time stamp in the packet into account, which network decision relates to handling the packet and/or other packets.

-32. (canceled)