@techreport{liu-opsawg-stbl-req-per-packet-00, number = {draft-liu-opsawg-stbl-req-per-packet-00}, type = {Internet-Draft}, institution = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, publisher = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, note = {Work in Progress}, url = {https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-liu-opsawg-stbl-req-per-packet/00/}, author = {Kefei Liu}, title = {{Ability Requirements for Stability Guarantees in Per-packet Load Balancing Networks}}, pagetotal = 6, year = 2026, month = jul, day = 6, abstract = {Many per-packet load balancing mechanisms have been proposed to optimize the performance of AI networks. However, per-packet load balancing poses significant challenges to network stability assurance. This draft analyzes these challenges, as well as the ability requirements for stability guarantees in per-packet load balancing networks.}, }