# US 2026/0095415 A1 · Systems and methods for load-balancing traffic based on flow attributes and intents > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2026/0095415 A1 - Document ID: US20260095415A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 18/904,877 - Filed: 2024-10-02 - Published: 2026-04-02 - Earliest claimed: 2024-10-02 - Assignees: Juniper Networks, Inc. - Applicants: Juniper Networks, Inc. - Inventors: Balaji Palanisamy; Avinash Patil; Suraj Kumar - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20260095415A1 ## CPC - H04L 45/74: Address processing for routing - H04L 47/2483: involving identification of individual flows - G06F 9/5083: {Techniques for rebalancing the load in a distributed system} - H04L 45/24: Multipath - H04L 45/566: {Routing instructions carried by the data packet, e.g. active networks} - H04L 47/125: by balancing the load, e.g. traffic engineering - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract A system for load-balancing traffic based on flow attributes and intents may include at least one storage device and/or circuitry. In this example, the storage device may be configured to store data that identifies a set of load-balancing options available for network traffic. Additionally or alternatively, the circuitry may be configured to (1) identify a set of attributes of a packet corresponding to a traffic flow, (2) determine, based at least in part on the set of attributes, an intent of the traffic flow, and (3) 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. Various other devices, systems, and methods are also disclosed. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system comprising: at least one storage device configured to store data that identifies a set of load-balancing options available for network traffic; and circuitry configured to: identify a set of attributes of a packet corresponding to a traffic flow; determine, based at least in part on the set of attributes, an intent of the traffic flow; 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. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry is further configured to: identify an additional set of attributes of an additional packet corresponding to an additional traffic flow; determine, based at least in part on the additional set of attributes, an additional intent of the additional traffic flow; and assign an additional load-balancing option included in the set of load-balancing options to the additional traffic flow based at least in part on the additional intent and the additional set of attributes. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry is further configured to: identify, within the set of attributes, an opcode corresponding to the traffic flow; and determine the intent of the traffic flow based at least in part on the opcode. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry is further configured to perform load-balancing on all packets corresponding to the traffic flow by directing all the packets corresponding to the traffic flow through a certain link or to a certain next hop in accordance with the load-balancing option. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry is further configured to: create a first filter that defines one or more match conditions corresponding to the traffic flow; and create a second filter that defines one or more additional match conditions corresponding to an additional traffic flow. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The system of claim 5, wherein the circuitry is further configured to: determine that the set of attributes satisfy the match conditions defined by the first filter; and assign the load-balancing option to the traffic flow in response to the set of attributes satisfying the match conditions. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The system of claim 5, wherein the circuitry is further configured to: configure the first filter to apply the load-balancing option to the traffic flow; and configure the second filter to apply an additional load-balancing option included in the set of load-balancing options to the additional traffic flow. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The system of claim 7, wherein the circuitry is further configured to create the filter based at least in part on data entered by an administrator into a user interface. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry is further configured to: train an artificial intelligence (AI) model for load-balancing the network traffic based at least in part on at least a portion of the network traffic exchanged between a plurality of processing devices; and detect the packet corresponding to the traffic flow while training the AI model. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein the plurality of processing devices comprise a first graphical processing unit (GPU) and a second GPU. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry comprises a top of rack (TOR) switch that resides between at least one GPU and a set of available next hops corresponding to an equal cost multipath (ECMP) route directed toward a destination of the traffic flow. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the set of load-balancing options comprises at least one of: a static load-balancing mode; a per-packet dynamic load-balancing mode; a flowlet dynamic load-balancing mode; or a reactive dynamic load-balancing mode. ### Claim 13 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. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, further comprising: identifying, by the circuitry, an additional set of attributes of an additional packet corresponding to an additional traffic flow; determining, by the circuitry, an additional intent of the additional traffic flow based at least in part on the additional set of attributes; and assigning, by the circuitry, an additional load-balancing option included in the set of load-balancing options to the additional traffic flow based at least in part on the additional intent and the additional set of attributes. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein determining the intent of the traffic flow comprises: identifying, within the set of attributes, an opcode corresponding to the traffic flow; and determining the intent of the traffic flow based at least in part on the opcode. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, further comprising performing load-balancing on all packets corresponding to the traffic flow by directing all the packets corresponding to the traffic flow through a certain link or to a certain next hop in accordance with the load-balancing option. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, further comprising: creating a first filter that defines one or more match conditions corresponding to the traffic flow; and creating a second filter that defines one or more additional match conditions corresponding to an additional traffic flow. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein the circuitry is further configured to: determine that the set of attributes satisfy the match conditions defined by the first filter; and assign the load-balancing option to the traffic flow in response to the set of attributes satisfying the match conditions. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein the circuitry is further configured to: configuring the first filter to apply the load-balancing option to the traffic flow; and configuring the second filter to apply an additional load-balancing option included in the set of load-balancing options to the additional traffic flow. ### Claim 20 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.