Systems and methods for edge-to-edge quality of service flow control in network slices

A system comprising at least one device, the at least one device comprising:

• a processor configured to:
• provide an interface that enables a user equipment (UE) device to request a network exposure function (NEF) to create a data flow in a network slice;
• receive a request from the UE device via the provided interface to create the data flow in the network slice, wherein the data flow is associated with a Quality of Service (QoS) characteristic;
• map the QOS characteristic to a QoS identifier;
• and
• create a data flow associated with the QoS identifier in a communication session associated with the UE device in the network slice,
• wherein, when mapping the QoS characteristic to the QoS identifier, the processor is further configured to:
• send, via the NEF, an instruction to a Policy Control Function (PCF) to map the QOS characteristic to the QoS identifier.

A non-transitory computer-readable memory device storing instructions executable by one or more processors, the non-transitory computer-readable memory device comprising:

• one or more instructions to provide an interface that enables a user equipment (UE) device to request a network exposure function (NEF) to create a data flow in a network slice;
• one or more instructions to receive a request from the UE device via the provided interface to create the data flow in the network slice, wherein the data flow is associated with a Quality of Service (QOS) characteristic;
• one or more instructions to map the QoS characteristic to a QoS identifier;
• and
• one or more instructions to create a data flow associated with the QoS identifier in a communication session associated with the UE device in the network slice,
• wherein the one or more instructions to map the QoS characteristic to a QoS identifier include:
• one or more instructions to send, via the NEF, an instruction to a Policy Control Function (PCF) to map the QoS characteristic to the QoS identifier.