Separation of compute and storage resources in communications network

A method performed by a base station comprising:

• receiving, from a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), a first message including a first payload, a second payload, and an indication of a service type;
• selecting, based on information in the first payload, compute resources to execute the indicated service type;
• sending, to a network entity comprising the selected compute resources, a request message requesting the selected compute resources to execute the indicated service type, wherein the request message includes the second payload;
• receiving, from the network entity comprising the selected compute resources, a first response message including an indication that a service of the indicated service type was invoked successfully, quality of service (QoS) configuration information for the base station, a context identifier, and payload response information for the WTRU;
• and
• sending, to the WTRU, a second response message including the payload response information for the WTRU.

A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) comprising:

• a transceiver;
• and
• a processor, wherein the transceiver and the processor are configured to:
• transmit, to a base station, a first message including a first payload, a second payload and an indication of a service type;
• and
• receive, from the base station in response to the first message, a response message including payload response information for the WTRU, wherein the payload response information for the WTRU includes:
• quality of service (QoS) configuration information for the WTRU for a protocol data unit (PDU) session, a context identifier, and an identifier for the PDU session.