Patent ID: 11930377
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 15:
16. A user equipment (UE) for enabling distributed caching in a wireless network, the UE comprising:
a memory;
a processor coupled to the memory and configured to:
receive a counting request message from an edge node, wherein the counting request message requests at least one UE from among a plurality of UEs associated with the edge node to aid in a distributed caching and delivery operation;
send a counting response message to the edge node, wherein the counting response message incorporates assistance information from the plurality of UEs to aid in the distributed caching and delivery operation;
receive at least one segment of a popular content from the edge node; and
cache the at least one segment of the popular content in a cache memory of the UE.