Data packet switching within a communications network including aggregated links

A non-transitory processor-readable medium storing code representing instructions to be executed by a processor, the code comprising code to cause the processor to:

• receive a first label identifier associated with an aggregated link within a communication network, the aggregated link including a plurality of redundant links operatively coupled to a plurality of network communication devices of the communications network;
• identify a conflict between a first label identifier and a stored label identifier based on a comparison for a match;
• define a second label identifier different from the first label identifier based on the conflict;
• and
• send to at least one network communication device from the plurality of network communication devices a signal representing the second label identifier.

A non-transitory processor-readable medium storing code representing instructions to be executed by a processor, the code comprising code to cause the processor to:

• receive a first label identifier associated with an aggregated link within a communication network, the aggregated link including a plurality of redundant links operatively coupled to a plurality of network communication devices of the communications network;
• identify a conflict based on a comparison for a match between the first label identifier and an aggregated link identifier for the aggregated link with a stored label identifier and a stored aggregated link identifier associated with the stored label identifier;
• define a second label identifier different from the first label identifier based on the conflict;
• and
• send to at least one network communication device from the plurality of network communication devices a signal representing the second label identifier.