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+
+# Copyright 2017-present Open Networking Foundation
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+
+"""
+Local platform
+
+This platform uses veth pairs to send packets to and from a userspace
+switch. The switch should be connected to veth0, veth2, veth4, and veth6.
+"""
+
+def platform_config_update(config):
+    """
+    Update configuration for the local platform
+
+    @param config The configuration dictionary to use/update
+    """
+    base_of_port = 1
+    base_if_index = 1
+    port_count = 4
+
+    port_map = {}
+    # Use every other veth interface (veth1, veth3, ...)
+    for idx in range(port_count):
+        port_map[base_of_port + idx] = "veth%d" % (base_if_index + 2 * idx)
+    config['port_map'] = port_map