A Label-based Producer Mobility Support in 5G-enabled ICN Networks

The 5G networks are considered as new wireless technologies that promise to provides Ultra-Reliable Low Latency Communication. In doing so, it uses various coverage techniques with high access point density that rise various complexity in the handle and manage the mobility of users. Information-Centric Network (ICN) is an emerging paradigm that promises to replace the current IP network. The content in ICN is first-class citizens instead of the host. ICN names the content rather than the owner, and the demands are driven by the receiver. Although this change contributes to the ease of consumers' mobility, producer mobility is considered as a challenging issue in ICN. In this paper, we study the issue of producer mobility, discuss the existing issues and challenges, and then design a Label-based technique that takes the benefits of location-free naming to enhance the producer mobility in a seamless and easy manner. The simulation results show the high performance of our proposed architecture in terms of seamless handover and low data miss.