In the context of network automation, what is the primary role of gRPC when used with gNMI?

To define the data model for network device configuration

To replace SNMP as the primary protocol for network monitoring

To provide a web-based interface for device management

To provide a transport mechanism for gNMI messages between a network device and a management system

Why is certificate renewal important for gNMI connections?

To increase the speed of the gRPC connection

To change the encryption algorithm used by the connection

To ensure the certificate does not expire and cause connection failures

To change the YANG data model used for telemetry

A network engineer is comparing gRPC and NETCONF for a new telemetry deployment. The requirement is to stream high-frequency, structured data from routers to a collector with low overhead. The team also needs the transport to support TLS for encryption. Which protocol and transport combination best meets this requirement?

gRPC over plain TCP without TLS

A service provider is configuring gNMI dial-in on a router. The router will act as the gRPC server. The operator wants to use TLS to encrypt the sessions. Which certificate-related configuration is required on the router?

Install a client certificate on the router

Configure the router to use a pre-shared key for TLS

Install the collector's certificate on the router

Install a server certificate and private key on the router

In gNMI dial-in mode, what does the network device typically act as?

A network switch that forwards gRPC traffic between collectors

A TLS certificate authority that issues certificates to collectors

A gRPC client that initiates connections to a collector

A gRPC server that listens for incoming connections from a collector

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Why is certificate renewal important for gNMI connections?
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18application · medium
A network engineer is comparing gRPC and NETCONF for a new telemetry deployment. The requirement is to stream high-frequency, structured data from routers to a collector with low overhead. The team also needs the transport to support TLS for encryption. Which protocol and transport combination best meets this requirement?
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A service provider is configuring gNMI dial-in on a router. The router will act as the gRPC server. The operator wants to use TLS to encrypt the sessions. Which certificate-related configuration is required on the router?
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In gNMI dial-in mode, what does the network device typically act as?
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