A processing system including at least one processor may obtain traffic measurements for end-to-end paths in a telecommunication network, calculate traffic estimates for the end-to-end paths in future time periods based on the traffic measurements in accordance with at least one machine learning model, calculate traffic estimates for primary paths in the telecommunication network based upon the traffic estimates for the end-to-end paths, compute a backup path configuration for a primary path of the telecommunication network for the future time periods based upon the traffic estimates for the primary paths in the future time periods, detect a change in the backup path configuration for the primary path in a future time period based upon the computing, and adjust a backup path in accordance with the backup path configuration when the change in the backup path configuration is detected.