Systems and methods for activating FEC processing per application probe class

A method, comprising:

• configuring a first application probe class and a second application probe class, wherein the first application probe class is associated with a first Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP) and the second application probe class is associated with a second DSCP;
• determining an adaptive Forward Error Correction (FEC) data policy for the first application probe class and the second application probe class;
• calculating a first loss value associated with the first application probe class for a link between a first network node and a second network node;
• comparing the first loss value to a first loss threshold;
• and
• determining whether to activate FEC processing for the first application probe class in response to comparing the first loss value to the first loss threshold.

One or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

• configuring a first application probe class and a second application probe class, wherein the first application probe class is associated with a first Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP) and the second application probe class is associated with a second DSCP;
• determining an adaptive Forward Error Correction (FEC) data policy for the first application probe class and the second application probe class;
• calculating a first loss value associated with the first application probe class for a link between a first network node and a second network node;
• comparing the first loss value to a first loss threshold;
• and
• determining whether to activate FEC processing for the first application probe class in response to comparing the first loss value to the first loss threshold.