Inbound transport for user equipment hosted data services

A user equipment (UE), comprising:

• one or more memories storing processor-executable code;
• and
• one or more processors coupled with the one or more memories and individually or collectively operable to execute the code to cause the UE to:
• transmit, via a wireless communications link, a first message comprising a request to communicate with a port control protocol (PCP) server used to pass inbound traffic to the UE;
• receive, via the wireless communications link and in accordance with receiving the first message, a second message that indicates an internet protocol (IP) address of the PCP server, a domain name of the PCP server, or both, wherein the inbound traffic is associated with a first service hosted at the UE;
• transmit, to the PCP server and in accordance with receiving the second message, a PCP request message that indicates a set of transport or traffic characteristics associated with the inbound traffic;
• and
• receive the inbound traffic from one or more remote locations according to the set of transport or traffic characteristics and via the PCP server.

A management entity, comprising:

• one or more memories storing processor-executable code;
• and
• one or more processors coupled with the one or more memories and individually or collectively operable to execute the code to cause the management entity to:
• receive, via a wireless communications link and from a user equipment (UE), a first non-access stratum (NAS) message comprising a request to pass inbound traffic to the UE, wherein the inbound traffic is associated with a first service hosted at the UE;
• transmit, to a second management entity, a verification message to verify whether the UE is associated with a subscription to pass the inbound traffic;
• and
• transmit, to the UE, a second NAS message that indicates that the request to pass the inbound traffic is accepted in accordance with the UE being associated with the subscription.

A management entity, comprising:

• one or more memories storing processor-executable code;
• and
• one or more processors coupled with the one or more memories and individually or collectively operable to execute the code to cause the management entity to:
• receive, via a wireless communications link and from a user equipment (UE), a first message comprising a request to communicate with a port control protocol (PCP) server used to pass inbound traffic to the UE;
• transmit, via the wireless communications link and in accordance with receiving the first message, a second message that indicates an internet protocol (IP) address of the PCP server, a domain name of the PCP server, or both, wherein the inbound traffic is associated with a first service hosted at the UE;
• receive, via the wireless communications link, a first non-access stratum (NAS) message that indicates a set of transport or traffic characteristics associated with the inbound traffic;
• and
• transmit, to the UE, a second NAS message that indicates that the request to communicate with the PCP server is accepted in accordance with the UE being associated with a subscription to pass the inbound traffic.