Chapter 4. NETCONF, RESTCONF, and gNMI Explained

This chapter covers

  • The transport layer of NETCONF, RESTCONF and gNMI

  • What tools you could use to play with these protocols

  • Connection, hello, and capability negotiation in each protocol

  • Extensible Markup Language (XML) tags and namespaces (optional section)

  • Reading and writing configuration and operational data

  • The transactionality mechanism in each protocol

  • Invoking YANG actions and RPCs

  • Subscriptions for operational notifications and telemetry updates

Introduction

This chapter exercises the BookZone YANG model developed in Chapter 3, “YANG Explained,” using three YANG model-driven management protocols: NETCONF, RESTCONF, and gNMI. You are welcome to simply read about each example provided ...

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