Pairing disaggregated network elements

An apparatus comprising:

• a network interface configured to obtain or provide network communications;
• and
• one or more processors coupled to the network interface, wherein the one or more processors are configured to:
• obtain an indication to prioritize high availability when pairing disaggregated network elements, wherein the disaggregated network elements include first disaggregated network elements and second disaggregated network elements;
• obtain, from one or more of the disaggregated network elements, topology information of the disaggregated network elements, wherein at least one of the first disaggregated network elements is to obtain the topology information from the second disaggregated network elements using addresses of the second disaggregated network elements;
• and
• based on the topology information and the indication to prioritize high availability, pair topologically-adjacent ones of the first disaggregated network elements with different ones of the second disaggregated network elements.

One or more non-transitory computer readable storage media encoded with instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

• obtain an indication to prioritize high availability when pairing disaggregated network elements, wherein the disaggregated network elements include first disaggregated network elements and second disaggregated network elements;
• obtain, from one or more of the disaggregated network elements, topology information of the disaggregated network elements, wherein at least one of the first disaggregated network elements is to obtain the topology information from the second disaggregated network elements using addresses of the second disaggregated network elements;
• and
• based on the topology information and the indication to prioritize high availability, pair topologically-adjacent ones of the first disaggregated network elements with different ones of the second disaggregated network elements.