Abstract: In particular embodiments of the present invention, a method for assigning packets to output queues of a switch is provided. In a particular embodiment, a method for assigning packets to output queues of a switch includes receiving a packet at an input port of a switch, the packet associated with at least one flow identifier, the flow identifier identifying a flow with which the packet is associated. The method also includes processing the at least one flow identifier to generate a flow value. The method further includes, based at least on the flow value, assigning the packet to an output queue associated with an output port of the switch.