Conditional routing delivery in a compromised network

A system for conditionally routing a data packet in a network node, the system comprising:

• a memory storing instructions;
• and
• at least one processor in communication with the memory, the at least one processor configured, upon execution of the instructions, to perform the following steps:
• determining a level of deterioration of a primary path between the network node and a destination node, the determined level of deterioration based at least on a non-congestion-related loss for a primary link associated with one or more subsequent hops of the data packet from the network node towards the destination node along the primary path;
• parsing the data packet to determine a threshold;
• and
• comparing the determined level of deterioration of the primary path to the threshold, and based on the determined level of deterioration of the primary path being above the threshold:
• changing the primary path to an alternate path from the network node to the destination node;
• and
• forwarding the data packet to a next network node on the alternate path, wherein:
• the data packet includes a conditional command specifying at least a condition and a command;
• the condition specifying the threshold for the level of deterioration of the primary path;
• and
• the command specifying the changing of the primary path to the alternate path when the determined level of deterioration of the primary path is above the threshold.

A non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer instructions for conditionally routing a data packet in a network node, that configure at least one processor, upon execution of the instructions, to perform the following steps:

• determining a level of deterioration of a primary path between the network node and a destination node, the determined level of deterioration based at least on a non-congestion-related loss for a primary link associated with one or more subsequent hops of the data packet from the network node towards the destination node along the primary path;
• parsing the data packet to determine a threshold;
• and
• comparing the determined level of deterioration of the primary path to the threshold, and based on the determined level of deterioration of the primary path being above the threshold:
• changing the primary path to an alternate path from the network node to the destination node;
• and
• forwarding the data packet to a next network node on the alternate path, wherein:
• the data packet includes a conditional command specifying at least a condition and a command;
• the condition specifying the threshold for the level of deterioration of the primary path;
• and
• the command specifying the changing of the primary path to the alternate path when the determined level of deterioration of the primary path is above the threshold.