US 12,003,388 B1
Path configuration in a network device using a user visible representative interface
Deepak Sebastian, San Francisco, CA (US); and Karthikeya Kumar Pandit, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to Arista Networks, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed by Arista Networks, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 7, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/366,454.
Int. Cl. H04L 41/22 (2022.01); H04L 41/08 (2022.01); H04L 45/00 (2022.01); H04L 45/02 (2022.01); H04L 45/30 (2022.01); H04L 49/111 (2022.01); H04L 49/15 (2022.01); H04L 49/25 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 41/22 (2013.01) [H04L 41/0883 (2013.01); H04L 45/04 (2013.01); H04L 45/30 (2013.01); H04L 45/38 (2013.01); H04L 49/111 (2022.05); H04L 49/15 (2013.01); H04L 49/25 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
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1. A method for configuring paths in a network device, the method comprising:
maintaining a set of subdomains, wherein each subdomain comprises packet processing hardware of the network device and interfaces of that subdomain;
configuring a path at the network device, the path comprising a set of the interfaces across the subdomains;
establishing a representative user visible interface for the path, wherein the path includes the representative user visible interface and corresponds to a physical front panel port of the network device;
receiving a configuration for a feature through a configuration interface, the configuration specifying the representative user visible interface for the path; and
individually configuring the set of interfaces of the subdomains comprising the path according to the feature based on the received configuration specifying the representative user visible interface.