CPC H04L 45/56 (2013.01) [G06F 8/315 (2013.01); G06F 9/30007 (2013.01); H04L 45/02 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
11. A method comprising:
receiving, by processing circuitry, text comprising syntax elements that include operands representing a plurality of nodes and include operators in an arrangement within the text that defines a topology for the plurality of nodes, wherein each node of the plurality of nodes corresponds to a different forwarding path element of a plurality of forwarding path elements;
processing, by the processing circuitry, the text to generate information indicative of the plurality of nodes and the topology for the plurality of nodes;
receiving, by a network device, the information indicative of the plurality of nodes and of the topology for the plurality of nodes; and
configuring, by the network device based on the topology for the plurality of nodes, an internal forwarding path of the network device to include the corresponding forwarding path element for each of the plurality of nodes.
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