Packet replication for delay-sensitive traffic

An information handling system, comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• a processor coupled to the memory and configured to perform operations comprising:
• receiving, at a first device, first data for transmission to a second device;
• determining, at the first device, a latency sensitivity for the first data;
• comparing, at the first device, the latency sensitivity with criteria specified in a policy;
• determining, at the first device, a configuration for transmission of the first data to the second device based, at least in part, on whether the latency sensitivity meets the criteria;
• when the latency sensitivity meets the criteria:
• determining, by the first device, a jitter likelihood value corresponding to at least one shared resource between the first device and the second device based, at least in part, on historical information corresponding to the at least one shared resource:
• packaging, by the first device, the first data for transmission to the second device in a first set of packets;
• packaging, by the first device, the first data for transmission to the second device in a second set of packets;
• transmitting, by the first device, at least a portion of the first set of packets on a first shared resource, wherein the first shared resource is determined, at least in part, on a jitter likelihood value associated with the first shared resource;
• and
• transmitting, by the second device, at least a portion of the second set of packets on a second shared resource.

A computer program product, comprising:

• a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising code for configuring a processor to perform steps comprising:
• receiving, at a first device, first data for transmission to a second device;
• determining, at the first device, a latency sensitivity for the first data;
• comparing, at the first device, the latency sensitivity with criteria specified in a policy;
• determining, at the first device, a configuration for transmission of the first data to the second device based, at least in part, on whether the latency sensitivity satisfied the criteria;
• when the latency sensitivity meets the criteria:
• determining, by the first device, a jitter likelihood value corresponding to at least one shared resource between the first device and the second device based, at least in part, on historical information corresponding to the at least one shared resource;
• packaging, by the first device, the first data for transmission to the second device in a first set of packets;
• packaging, by the first device, the first data for transmission to the second device in a second set of packets;
• transmitting, by the first device, at least a portion of the first set of packets on a first shared resource, wherein the first shared resource is determined, at least in part, on a jitter likelihood value associated with the first shared resource;
• and
• transmitting, by the second device, at least a portion of the second set of packets on a second shared resource.