Systems and methods for intercepting network traffic

A method, comprising:

• maintaining correlation information indicating respective correlations between a plurality of keywords and a plurality of traffic attributes;
• receiving, by a device and from one or more requesting devices, a request to intercept target traffic, sent via a wireless network, associated with a particular user equipment (“UE”), the request including a particular set of keywords;
• identifying, based on the correlation information, a particular set of traffic attributes, of the plurality of traffic attributes, that are correlated to the particular set of keywords included in the request, wherein the particular set of traffic attributes includes a particular network slice;
• selecting, by the device, one or more network components, out of a plurality of network components of the wireless network, that handle traffic that meets the particular set of traffic attributes, wherein selecting the one or more network components includes selecting one or more network components associated with the particular network slice;
• configuring, by the device, the selected one or more network components associated with the particular network slice to intercept target traffic, associated with the UE, that meets the particular set of traffic attributes;
• and
• receiving, by the device and from the one or more network components, the intercepted target traffic associated with the UE, wherein the intercepted target traffic has been intercepted by the one or more network components based on the particular set of traffic attributes, the intercepted target traffic being a subset of traffic associated with the UE.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium, storing a plurality of processor-executable instructions, which, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to:

• maintain correlation information indicating respective correlations between a plurality of keywords and a plurality of traffic attributes;
• receive, from one or more requesting devices, a request to intercept target traffic, sent via a wireless network, associated with a particular user equipment (“UE”), the request including a particular set of keywords;
• identify, based on the correlation information, a particular set of traffic attributes, of the plurality of traffic attributes, that are correlated to the particular set of keywords included in the request, wherein the particular set of traffic attributes includes a particular network slice;
• select one or more network components, out of plurality of network components of the wireless network, that handle traffic that meets the particular set of traffic attributes, wherein selecting the one or more network components includes selecting one or more network components associated with the particular network slice;
• configure the selected one or more network components associated with the particular network slice to intercept target traffic, associated with the UE, that meets the particular set of traffic attributes;
• and
• receive, from the one or more network components, the intercepted target traffic associated with the UE, wherein the intercepted target traffic has been intercepted by the one or more network components based on the particular set of traffic attributes, the intercepted target traffic being a subset of traffic associated with the UE.