Systems and methods for dynamic load management in telecommunications networks

A method for managing load distribution in a telecommunications network, the method comprising:

• requesting, by a session management function (SMF), load metric information and control information from a first user plane function (UPF);
• determining, by the SMF, that the load metric information has not been received and that the control information has been received from the first UPF within a first predefined time period;
• querying, by the SMF, the first UPF for updated load metric information in response to determining that the load metric information has not been received within the first predefined time period;
• and
• reallocating network sessions managed by the SMF in response to determining that the updated load metric information has not been received within a second predefined time period.

A non-transitory computer readable media having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by one or more computer processing components, cause the one or more computer processing components to perform a method for managing load distribution in a telecommunications network, the method comprising:

• receiving load capacity information and control information from a first user plane functions (UPFs);
• determining that load capacity information has not been received from the first UPF within a predefined time period;
• querying the first UPF for updated load capacity information in response to determining that the load capacity information has not been received within the predefined time period;
• determining that updated load capacity information has not been received from the first UPF in response to the query while continuing to receive control information from the first UPF;
• and
• reallocating network sessions based on the determination that updated load capacity information has not been received.