System and method for flow-based addressing in a mobile environment

摘要

By embedding a flow handle (FH) in the IPv6 address portion of the packet, the amount of overhead required to support routing in flow-based packet forwarding may be reduced. The FH may replace the interface identifier in the standard IPv6 address so that the FH does not add any additional overhead to the IPv6 packet itself. Information selected by the FH embedded in the IPv6 address may be used to select the route or next hop. In addition, the FH may identify quality of service (QoS) requirements associated with the packet, and the route selection function may include routes, service function chain (SFC) IDs, access points (APs) that can meet the QoS requirements. ) ID, radio bearer ID, path ID, and / or device ID may be identified.