Group specific load balancing in network devices

A method, comprising:

• receiving a packet at a network device;
• generating, at the network device, a general load balancing value for the packet based at least in part on information in a header of the packet;
• directing, at the network device, the packet to a network interface group, the network interface group comprising a set of network interfaces via which the packet can be transmitted towards a destination of the packet;
• determining, at the network device based on group-specific load balancing configuration corresponding to the network interface group, a group-specific load balancing value for the packet;
• selecting, at the network device based on the group-specific load balancing value, a network interface, from among the set of network interfaces belonging to the network interface group, for transmission of the packet;
• transmitting the packet towards the destination of the packet via the network interface selected for transmission of the packet;
• and
• reconfiguring, at the network device, the group-specific load balancing configuration corresponding to the network interface group to redistribute selection of network interfaces, among the set of network interfaces belonging to the network interface group, for transmission of packets subsequently directed to the network interface group without redistributing selection of network interfaces among any other set of interfaces belonging to any other network interface group for transmission of packets subsequently directed to the other network interface group.