Drag and drop each telemetry model on the left to its matching push type (dial-in or dial-out) on the right.
Drag a concept onto its matching description — or click a concept then click the description.
Collector connects to device, device listens
Collector initiates SSH session to device
Device connects to collector, collector listens
Device pushes data to collector
Collector requests data from device
Answer choices
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Correct answer & explanation
gRPC dial-in: Collector connects to device, device listens
Dial-in: collector initiates connection to the network device (e.g., gRPC dial-in, NETCONF). Dial-out: device initiates connection to the collector (e.g., gRPC dial-out, model-driven telemetry).
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