Adaptive load balancing between routers in wan overlay networks using telemetry information

A network element for load balancing in a network comprising:

• memory configured to store program instructions;
• a processor configured to execute the stored program instructions, wherein execution of the stored program instructions causes a path selection engine to:
• perform an adaptive load balancing process to:
• receive network telemetry data corresponding to each network path of a plurality of coexisting multipaths,
• determine whether a network path from the plurality of coexisting multipaths is an adequate network path based on the network telemetry data;
• and
• in response to a determination that the network path is an adequate network path, select the network path for a network flow.