Arista Networks, Inc.
External data source linking to queries in memory

Abstract:

A network device includes a database that includes database entries, an external data that includes external data entries, an interpreter, and a standing query instance (SQI). The interpreter is programmed to convert an external data entry into a temporary database entry and provide the temporary database entry to the database. The SQI is programmed to obtain a database entry and the temporary database entry from the database and generate an output based on the database entry and the temporary database entry.