Packet Design was an Austin, Texas-based network performance management software company credited with pioneering route analytics technology.

[1] The company maintained offices in San Jose, CA, Austin, TX, Dubai, UAE, and Pune, India.

[2] Packet Design, Inc. was co-founded in 2003, by Judy Estrin and Bill Carrico, network computing executives who have started seven companies together during their careers.

Estrin served as chief technology officer of Cisco Systems from 1998 to 2000, immediately prior to founding the company.

[3] Packet Design was acquired by Lone Rock Technology Group, the private equity firm of former NetQoS CEO, Joel Trammell, in March 2013.