Patent ID: 8254270

Claim:
A method implemented by a network device, the method comprising: providing, by the network device, a selector list that includes indices of child nexthops associated with the network device, each of the child nexthops being associated with a corresponding child link provided in an aggregated bundle of child links; receiving, by the network device, an indication of a failure of a child link in the aggregated bundle of child links; removing, by the network device and from the selector list, an index of a child nexthop associated with the failed child link; receiving, by the network device, a packet for forwarding on the aggregated bundle of child links; and determining, by the network device, a selector value for the packet from the selector list; determining, by the network device, a child nexthop for the packet based on the determined selector value; and forwarding, by the network device, the packet to the determined child nexthop.