Systems and methods for load-balancing traffic based on flow attributes and intents

A method comprising:

• receiving, by circuitry included in a network device, a packet corresponding to a traffic flow;
• identifying, by the circuitry, a set of attributes of the packet;
• determining, by the circuitry, an intent of the traffic flow based at least in part on the set of attributes;
• and
• assigning, by the circuitry, a load-balancing option included in the set of load-balancing options to the traffic flow based at least in part on the intent and the set of attributes.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising one or more computer-executable instructions that, when executed by at least one hardware processor of a computing device, cause the hardware processor to:

• receive a packet corresponding to a traffic flow;
• identify a set of attributes of a packet corresponding to a traffic flow;
• determine an intent of the traffic flow based at least in part on the set of attributes;
• and
• assign a load-balancing option included in the set of load-balancing options to the traffic flow based at least in part on the intent and the set of attributes.