14. The method of claim 12 wherein the controller receives from the HAL a proposal for a subset or reorganization of the intended forwarding or switching behavior to be included in the abstract candidate device model.
14. The method of claim 12 wherein the controller receives from the HAL a proposal for a subset or reorganization of the intended forwarding or switching behavior to be included in the abstract candidate device model. 15. The method of claim 14 wherein the controller agrees to an inclusion of at least some of the subset or reorganization of the intended forwarding or switching behavior in the abstract candidate device model.