5G network slice pre-configuration

A non-transitory machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by first network device including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:

• obtaining a group of network slice identifiers from a second network device over a communication network;
• determining a quality of service profile associated with each network slice identifier resulting in a group of quality of service profiles;
• identifying a network slice rule associated with each quality of service profile of the group of quality of service profiles resulting in a group of network slice rules;
• receiving first network traffic from a third network device over the communication network and receiving second network traffic from a fourth network device over the communication network;
• determining that the first network traffic is associated with a first network slice identifier from the group of network slice identifiers and determining that the second network traffic is associated with a second network slice identifier from the group of network slice identifiers;
• identifying a first network slice rule from the group of network slice rules based on the first network slice identifier and identifying a second network slice rule from the group of network slice rules based on the second network slice identifier;
• and
• configuring a first portion of the first network device based on the first network slice rule and configuring a second portion of the first network device based on the second network slice rule.

A method, comprising:

• receiving, by a first network device including a processor, first network traffic from a second network device over a communication network and receiving, by the first network device, second network traffic from a third network device over the communication network;
• determining, by the first network device, that the first network traffic is associated with a first network slice identifier from a group of network slice identifiers and determining, by the first network device, that the second network traffic is associated with a second network slice identifier from the group of network slice identifiers;
• identifying, by the first network device, a first network slice rule from a group of network slice rules based on the first network slice identifier and identifying, by the first network device, a second network slice rule from the group of network slice rules based on the second network slice identifier;
• and
• configuring, by the first network device, a first portion of the first network device based on the first network slice rule and configuring, by the first network device, a second portion of the first network device based on the second network slice rule.