A method for execution by a computing device of a dispersed storage network (DSN). The method begins by dispersed storage error encoding a data segment of data into a set of encoded data slices, wherein data blocks of the data segment are arranged into a data matrix, wherein the data matrix is multiplied by an encoding matrix to create the set of encoded data slices. The method continues by arranging data blocks of an encoded data slice into a second data matrix and multiplying the second data matrix with a second encoding matrix to produce a set of transmission data slices. The method continues with identifying a plurality of paths for transmitting a decode threshold number of transmission data slices to a storage unit of the DSN. The method continues by transmitting the decode threshold number of transmission data slices to the storage unit via the plurality of paths.