Enhanced sd-wan path quality measurement and selection

A method comprising:

• periodically performing a network path measurement for each of a plurality of network paths at a Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) interface using a processor;
• detecting that the network path measurement exceeds a threshold for one or more of the plurality of network paths and update a version that corresponds to an updated version, wherein the updated version is broadcast by a network path monitoring unit;
• and
• selecting one of the plurality of network paths for a session based on the version according to an application policy, and in an event that there is no change of the version associated with a selected network path, then network path selection logic is bypassed to reduce consumption of computing and memory resources.

A non-transitory computer readable medium, comprising computer instructions, which when executed perform the following:

• periodically performing a network path measurement for each of a plurality of network paths at a Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) interface;
• detecting that the network path measurement exceeds a threshold for one or more of the plurality of network paths and update a version that corresponds to an updated version, wherein the updated version is broadcast by a network path monitoring unit;
• and
• selecting one of the plurality of network paths for a session based on the version according to an application policy, and in an event that there is no change of the version associated with a selected network path, then network path selection logic is bypassed to reduce consumption of computing and memory resources.