Systems and methods for supporting multi-access edge computing using application-based quality of service flows

A network device, comprising:

• one or more memories;
• and
• one or more processors, coupled to the one or more memories, configured to:
• select a first user plane function for establishing, with a user equipment, a protocol data unit session with a single flow;
• receive an application function trigger associated with a first new flow for a first application of the user equipment;
• select a second user plane function for the first new flow;
• create a first traffic filter for the first new flow;
• cause the first traffic filter to be provided to the user equipment so that first application traffic is routed, based on the first traffic filter, to the second user plane function and a first multi-access edge computing device associated with the second user plane function;
• receive another application function trigger associated with a second new flow for a second application of the user equipment;
• select a third user plane function for the second new flow;
• create a second traffic filter for the second new flow;
• and
• cause the second traffic filter to be provided to the user equipment so that second application traffic is routed, based on the second traffic filter, to the third user plane function and a second multi-access edge computing device associated with the third user plane function.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions, the set of instructions comprising:

• one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a network device, cause the network device to:
• select a first user plane function for establishing, with a user equipment, a protocol data unit session with a single flow;
• receive an application function trigger associated with a first new flow for a first application of the user equipment;
• select a second user plane function for the first new flow;
• create a first traffic filter for the first new flow,
• wherein the first traffic filter includes quality of service rules to be applied to first application traffic;
• and
• cause an access and mobility management function to provide a protocol data unit session resource modify request, with the first traffic filter, to a radio access network associated with,
• wherein the radio access network provides, based on the protocol data unit session resource modify request, the first traffic filter to the user equipment via a radio resource control configuration update to enable the user equipment to route the first application traffic, based on the first traffic filter, to the second user plane function and a first multi-access edge computing device associated with the second user plane function.