A sending node may send a network message to a multicast IP address. The sending node and a recipient node may be in communication via a plurality of intermediary nodes. The recipient node may receive a number of copies of the network message that corresponds to a number of equal cost paths between the sending node and the recipient node. The recipient node may send a reply to each of the copies of the network message to the sending node. The sending node may provide the replies to a collector module, which may use the replies for network analytics, network monitoring, machine learning, and the like.