Systems and methods for network slice traffic identification using dynamic network addressing

A network device, comprising:

• one or more processors configured to:
• maintain a list of existing slice identifiers, associated with slices of a core network, that are in use in active user equipment (UE) sessions;
• receive a slice identifier associated with a slice of the core network and provided in a request to establish a session between a UE and the slice of the core network;
• determine whether the slice identifier matches an existing slice identifier included in the list;
• create a new network address, with an address of the network device and the slice identifier, based on the slice identifier failing to match an existing slice identifier included in the list;
• store the new network address in the list of existing slice identifiers;
• and
• utilize the new network address to establish the session between the UE and the slice of the core network.

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:
• maintain a list of existing slice identifiers, associated with slices of a core network, that are in use in active user equipment (UE) sessions;
• receive a slice identifier associated with a slice of the core network and provided in a request to establish a session between a UE and the slice of the core network;
• determine whether the slice identifier matches an existing slice identifier included in the list;
• create a new network address, with an address of the network device and the slice identifier, based on the slice identifier failing to match an existing slice identifier included in the list;
• utilize the new network address to establish the session between the UE and the slice of the core network;
• and
• delete existing network addresses associated with existing slice identifiers included in the list and not being utilized in active UE sessions.