1. An apparatus comprising: circuitry to determine, at least in part, at least one first output to which to route at least one packet, based, at least in part upon, a first output determination and a second output determination, the first output determination being used to select at least one second output based at least in part upon at least one deterministic output selection algorithm, the second output determination being used to select at least one third output based at least in part upon at least one pseudo-random output selection algorithm, the at least one pseudo-random output selection algorithm being based, at least in part, upon a counter value; and an intermediate station comprising the circuitry, the intermediate station to be communicatively coupled to a plurality of end stations.