Methods and systems for transmitting information packets through tunnel groups at a network node

A system, comprising:

• a first network node;
• a second network node;
• and
• a plurality of aggregated tunnels established between the first network node and the second network node;
• wherein the first network node comprises:
• at least one network interface;
• at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium for storing program instructions;
• and
• at least one processing unit;
• and
• wherein the program instructions are configured to cause the at least one processing unit to send information packets from the first network node to the second network node through at least one aggregated tunnel in the plurality of aggregated tunnels by:
• (a) determining whether an information packet satisfies at least one policy in a plurality of policies;
• (b) when at least one policy in the plurality of policies is satisfied:
• selecting a satisfied policy in the plurality of policies;
• using the selected satisfied policy to select an aggregated tunnel;
• and
• sending the information packet via the selected aggregated tunnel;
• wherein the selected aggregated tunnel is in the plurality of aggregated tunnels;
• (c) when none of the policies are satisfied, sending the information packet without using any of the plurality of aggregated tunnels through one of the at least one network interface of the first network node;
• wherein
• at least one of the first network node and second network has at least two network interfaces.