Maybe SMF can’t connect to UPF, so pcap file does not contain PFCP Association Request?
Please check SMF error code.
I don’t restrict the tcpdump packet type.
According to the log on smf, there might at last one pfcp association request been sent. But with the pcap file you have provided, there is no pfcp message. Can you help us to check if you have capture the packet on the right interface or maybe capture “any” interface on your host.
Beside, can you provide UPF’s log and pcap file so that we can check it.