Path configuration in a network device using a user visible representative interface

A network device, comprising:

• a set of subdomains, wherein each subdomain comprises associated packet processing hardware comprising interfaces of that subdomain and interfaces of that subdomain;
• a non-transitory computer readable medium, comprising instructions for:
• establishing a representative user visible interface for a configured path, wherein the path comprises a set of the interfaces across the subdomains and the set of interfaces includes the representative user visible interface and corresponds to a physical front panel port of the network device;
• receiving a configuration for a feature, 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.

A non-transitory computer readable medium, comprising instructions executable on a processor for:

• configuring a path at a network device, the path comprising a set of interfaces across a set of subdomains, each subdomain comprising packet processing hardware of the network device and interfaces of that subdomain:
• 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.