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Lightweight data interchange for REST APIs
Structured data format used in NETCONF messages
Human-readable format for configuration files
Binary serialization for high-performance systems
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JSON: Lightweight data interchange for REST APIs
JSON is lightweight and widely used in REST APIs, XML is verbose and used in NETCONF, YAML is human-readable for configuration files, and Protobuf is efficient for high-performance systems.
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Key term
NETCONF Protocol
NETCONF is a network management protocol that uses a structured data format to configure, retrieve, and modify network devices in a standard, programmatic way.
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YAML for Network Config
YAML for Network Config is a human-readable data serialization language used to define, automate, and manage network device configurations in a structured text format.
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