Table item updating method and device

The embodiment of the invention provides a table item updating method and device, and relates to the technical field of communication, and the method comprises the steps: obtaining a first ECMP table item corresponding to a target IP address, wherein at least one interface index group is recorded in the first ECMP table item, and each interface index group comprises interface indexes of a plurality of equivalent outbound interfaces corresponding to the destination IP address; when the first interface index in the first ECMP table item needs to be deleted, deleting the first interface index from the first ECMP table item to obtain a second ECMP table item; and adding other interface indexes except the first interface index in the interface index group at a position corresponding to the first interface index in the second ECMP table item to obtain a third ECMP table item. Therefore, service interruption can be avoided. 本发明实施例提供了一种表项更新方法和装置，涉及通信技术领域，方法包括：获取目的IP地址对应的第一等价多路径ECMP表项；其中，第一ECMP表项中记录有至少一个接口索引组，每一接口索引组包