Methods and systems for status determination

A method comprising:

• receiving, by a first network device, a plurality of operational rates from a respective plurality of second network devices, wherein the plurality of operational rates are based on respective success rates of the plurality of second network devices, respective failure rates of the plurality of second network devices, or a combination thereof;
• determining, by the first network device based on a difference between an operational rate associated with the first network device and at least one of the plurality of operational rates, a relative operational status of the first network device;
• receiving, from a load balancer, a request for the relative operational status of the first network device;
• sending, to the load balancer, the relative operational status of the first network device;
• receiving, by the first network device from the load balancer based on the relative operational status of the first network device, a request to process a computing task;
• and
• processing, by the first network device, the computing task.

A method comprising:

• requesting, by a computing device, a relative operational status of a first network device;
• receiving, from the first network device, the relative operational status of the first network device, wherein the relative operational status of the first network device is determined by the first network device based on a difference between a first operational rate of the first network device and a second operational rate of a second network device;
• and
• sending, by the computing device to the first network device based on the relative operational status of the first network device, a request to process a computing task, wherein the first network device is configured to process the computing task.