User equipment identification in edge communications architecture

1 . A user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, comprising:

memory; and

one or more processors, coupled to the memory, configured to:

transmit, by the UE, a request for identification information, the request including at least one private internet protocol (IP) address of the UE, and the request including a list of edge application servers (EASs) associated with the request;

receive, as a response to the request for identification information, a response message including the identification information, the identification information including an edge UE identifier assigned to the UE using the private IP address of the UE; and

communicate based at least in part on receiving the identification information.

2 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein the UE includes an edge enabler client.

3 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

transmit the identification information, wherein the identification information includes the edge UE identifier; and

wherein the one or more processors, to communicate based at least in part on receiving the identification information, are configured to:

communicate based at least in part on transmitting the identification information.

4 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein the received edge UE identifier is valid for a period of time constrained by a time interval.

5 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

transmit the identification information via an EDGE- 5 interface to an application client.

6 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

transmit the identification information to an edge application server by an application client on the UE.

7 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

receive a request for the identification information via an application programming interface; and

transmit the identification information based at least in part on receiving the request.

8 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

transmit a particular identifier of the UE to a network node; and

receive, based at least in part on transmitting the particular identifier of the UE, the edge UE identifier.

9 . The UE of claim 8 , wherein the particular identifier of the UE includes at least one of an internet protocol address, a home public land mobile network identifier, a serving public land mobile network identifier, a slice identifier, a UE identifier, a generic public subscription identifier, or an edge computing service provider identifier.

10 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein the edge UE identifier is valid for use by a pre-configured set of applications.

11 . The UE of claim 1 , wherein the request for identification information is transmitted in connection with an edge enabler client registration request, and wherein the response is received in connection with an edge enabler client registration response.

12 . A network node for wireless communication, comprising:

memory; and

one or more processors, coupled to the memory, configured to:

receive, from a user equipment (UE), a request for identification information, the request including at least one private internet protocol (IP) address of the UE, and the request including a list of edge application servers (EASs) associated with the request;

transmit, as a response to the request for identification information, a response message including the identification information, the identification information including an edge UE identifier assigned to the UE using the private IP address of the UE; and

communicate based at least in part on transmitting the identification information.

13 . The network node of claim 12 , wherein the network node is an edge enabler server.

14 . The network node of claim 12 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

receive, from the UE, the identification information, wherein the identification information includes the edge UE identifier; and

wherein the one or more processors, to communicate based at least in part on transmitting the identification information, are configured to:

communicate based at least in part on receiving the identification information.

15 . The network node of claim 12 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

receive a particular identifier of the UE from the UE; and

transmit, based at least in part on receiving the particular identifier of the UE, the edge UE identifier.

16 . The network node of claim 12 , wherein the transmitted edge UE identifier is valid for a period of time constrained by a time interval.

17 . The network node of claim 12 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

receive a particular identifier of the UE from an edge enabler client on the UE.

18 . The network node of claim 12 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

receive a request for the identification information via an application programming interface; and

transmit the identification information based at least in part on receiving the request.

19 . The network node of claim 12 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

receive the private IP address of the UE included as part of a connectivity information type information element.

20 . The network node of claim 19 , wherein a particular identifier of the UE includes at least one of an internet protocol address, a home public land mobile network identifier, a serving public land mobile network identifier, a slice identifier, a UE identifier, a generic public subscription identifier, or an edge computing service provider identifier.

21 . The network node of claim 12 , wherein the transmitted edge UE identifier is valid for use by one or more pre-configured applications.

22 . The network node of claim 12 , wherein the request for identification information is received in connection with an edge enabler client registration request, and wherein the response is transmitted in connection with an edge enabler client registration response.

23 . A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE), comprising:

transmitting, by the UE, a request for identification information, the request including at least one private internet protocol (IP) address of the UE, and the request including a list of edge application servers (EASs) associated with the request;

receiving, as a response to the request for identification information, a response message including the identification information, the identification information including an edge UE identifier assigned to the UE using the private IP address of the UE; and

communicating based at least in part on receiving the identification information.

24 . The method of claim 23 , further comprising:

transmitting the identification information, wherein the identification information includes the edge UE identifier; and

wherein communicating based at least in part on receiving the identification information comprises:

communicating based at least in part on transmitting the identification information.

25 . The method of claim 23 , wherein the received edge UE identifier is valid for a period of time constrained by a time interval.

26 . A method of wireless communication performed by a network node, comprising:

receiving, from a user equipment (UE), a request for identification information, the request including at least one private internet protocol (IP) address of the UE, and the request including a list of edge application servers (EASs) associated with the request;

transmitting, as a response to the request for identification information, a response message including the identification information, the identification information including an edge UE identifier assigned to the UE using the private IP address of the UE; and

communicating based at least in part on transmitting the identification information.

27 . The method of claim 26 , wherein the network node is an edge enabler server.

28 . The method of claim 26 , further comprising:

receiving, from the UE, the identification information, wherein the identification information includes the edge UE identifier; and

wherein communicating based at least in part on transmitting the identification information comprises:

communicating based at least in part on receiving the identification information.

29 . The method of claim 26 , further comprising:

receiving a particular identifier of the UE from the UE; and

transmitting, based at least in part on receiving the particular identifier of the UE, the edge UE identifier.

30 . The method of claim 26 , wherein the transmitted edge UE identifier is valid for a period of time constrained by a time interval.