System and method for intent based traffic management

A method for traffic management on a network, the method comprising:

• determining a desired intent for a network operator's traffic;
• determining a set of classes for a traffic flow through a link, wherein at least one class in the set of classes is dedicated to DNS signaling, and a minimum bandwidth for this class ensures the DNS signaling reaches its destination;
• determining a minimum and target bandwidth for each class in the set of classes based on the desired intent;
• measuring user score for each class;
• allocating a bandwidth per class based on the minimum and target bandwidth and measured user score;
• shaping the traffic flow to the allocated bandwidth;
• and
• determining whether the shaped traffic is improving the measured user score;
• if the shaped traffic is improving the measured user score, continue to shape the traffic flow;
• otherwise reducing the shaping per class.