200-901 Understanding and Using APIs Practice Question
A developer is implementing gRPC telemetry with dial-out streaming from a Cisco IOS XE device. Which component initiates the TCP connection to the collector?
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The network device initiates the connection
In dial-out streaming, the network device (server) initiates the connection to the collector (client).
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A third-party orchestrator initiates
Why it's wrong here
Not part of dial-out.
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The network device initiates the connection
Why this is correct
Dial-out means device pushes data.
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The collector initiates the connection
Why it's wrong here
That is dial-in.
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Both initiate simultaneously
Why it's wrong here
Not typical.
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