System and method for transmitting a data packet

A sending device for transmitting a data packet over a network, wherein the sending device comprises a memory configured to store instructions;

• and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to execute the instructions to cause the sending device to:
• generate a data packet for transmission, wherein a header of the data packet includes a routing hint field indicating a status of the data packet, and wherein the status is selected from a status list comprising:
• a normal packet,
• a first packet in a heavy flow, wherein the heavy flow is a data flow having more than a predefined number of packets transmitted during a predefined period of time, and
• a last packet in the heavy flow;
• and
• transmit the data packet to a destination address over the network.

A system for transmitting a data packet over a network, comprising a sending device and a network multiplexer, wherein:

• a sending device comprises a memory configured to store instructions;
• and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to execute the instructions to cause the sending device to:
• generate a data packet for transmission, wherein a header of the data packet includes a routing hint field indicating a status of the data packet, and wherein the status is selected from a status list comprising:
• a normal packet,
• a first packet in a heavy flow, wherein the heavy flow is a data flow having more than a predefined number of packets transmitted during a predefined period of time, and
• a last packet in the heavy flow;
• and
• transmit the data packet to a destination address over the network;
• and
• a network multiplexer is configured to:
• receive the data packet from the sending device;
• check the routing hint field of the data packet;
• and
• transmit the data packet based on the status.