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350-401 Practice Question: Is troubleshooting a model-driven telemetry…
A network engineer is troubleshooting a model-driven telemetry deployment on a Cisco IOS-XE router. The telemetry subscription is configured to stream interface statistics using gRPC dial-out to a collector at 10.1.1.100:50051. The engineer verifies that the collector is listening on the port and the router can reach it. However, the collector shows no data received. The engineer checks the router's telemetry logs and sees 'Connection refused' errors. What is the most likely cause?
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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The gRPC server on the collector is not running or is listening on a different port
That the collector is not configured to accept gRPC connections, or the gRPC server on the collector is not running. The 'Connection refused' error indicates that the TCP connection is being rejected, typically because the collector's gRPC server is not listening on that port. The other options are incorrect because the router can reach the collector, so firewall is not blocking; the subscription is configured correctly; and the encoding is not the cause of connection refusal.
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Option-by-option breakdown
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The collector's firewall is blocking the connection from the router
Why it's wrong here
If the firewall were blocking, the error would likely be 'No route to host' or timeout, not 'Connection refused'.
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The gRPC server on the collector is not running or is listening on a different port
Why this is correct
'Connection refused' occurs when the TCP SYN reaches the host but no application is listening on the specified port.
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The telemetry subscription is missing the 'encoding' configuration
Why it's wrong here
Missing encoding would not cause a connection refusal; the router would still attempt to connect.
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The router's source-interface is not configured, causing the router to use an unreachable IP
Why it's wrong here
If the source IP were unreachable, the error would be 'No route to host' or timeout, not 'Connection refused'.
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Last reviewed: Jun 18, 2026
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