Dynamic trunk distribution on egress

An apparatus having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that perform actions, comprising:

• receiving network traffic over a plurality of switch ports;
• categorizing at least some of the network traffic into a flow based in part on a same flow characteristic;
• selecting a first switch port from the plurality of switch ports based on a prediction of a load usage flow;
• sending at least a portion of the flow over the selected first switch port;
• determining that the selected first switch port is congested when an amount of traffic within the flow is above a predictive adaptive threshold that is determined based in part on an other amount of network traffic predicted to be communicated over a non-selected switch port in the plurality of switch ports and is further determined based on a percentage of a next highest network traffic associated with the non-selected switch port;
• and
• when the selected first switch port is determined to be congested, switching the flow to a second switch port in the plurality of switch ports based on an other prediction of the load usage flow.

A system, comprising:

• a plurality of switch ports within a link aggregation;
• and
• one or more processors that perform action, including:
• receiving network traffic over the plurality of switch ports;
• categorizing at least some of the network traffic into a flow based in part on a same flow characteristic;
• selecting a first switch port from the plurality of switch ports based on a prediction of a load usage flow;
• sending at least a portion of the flow over the selected first switch port;
• determining that the selected first switch port is congested when an amount of traffic within the flow is above a predictive adaptive threshold that is determined based in part on an other amount of network traffic predicted to be communicated over a non-selected switch port in the plurality of switch ports and is further determined based on a percentage of a next highest network traffic associated with the non-selected switch port;
• and
• when the selected first switch port is determined to be congested, switching the flow to a second switch port in the plurality of switch ports based on an other prediction of the load usage flow.