  The proposed 3GPP's 5G Next-generation (NextGen) Core architecture (5GC)
enables the ability to introduce new user and control plane functions within
the context of network slicing to allow greater flexibility in handling of
heterogeneous devices and applications. In this paper, we discuss the
integration of such architecture with future networking technologies by
focusing on the information centric networking (ICN) technology. For that
purpose, we first provide a short description of the proposed 5GC, which is
followed by a discussion on the extensions to 5GC's control and user planes to
support Protocol Data Unit (PDU) sessions from ICN. To illustrate the value of
enabling ICN within 5GC, we focus on two important network services that can be
enabled by ICN data networks. The first case targets mobile edge computing for
a connected car use case, whereas the second case targets seamless mobility
support for ICN sessions. We present these discussions in consideration with
the procedures proposed by 3GPP's 23.501 and 23.502 technical specifications.
