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 |
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.
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