FLEXIBLE LOAD BALANCING ON MULTIPATH NETWORKS

A computer system for flexible load balancing on a multipath network includes a processor that implements a multipath transport protocol as a transport layer of a network stack, a load balancer that distributes network traffic across a plurality of paths, and a congestion controller in communication with the load balancer. The congestion controller determines parameters for a message based on information received from the load balancer. A scheduler included in the load balancer selects a load balancing algorithm from a plurality of load balancing algorithms based on the parameters of the message received from the congestion controller and, based on the selected load balancing algorithm, determines a timing and a path for the message to be sent to the transport layer.