Question 810
The design record describes this issue: A multivendor automation team wants a vendor-neutral interface schema for common BGP and interface configuration. Which technical principle BEST explains the design decision?
Explanation
Correct Answer
OpenConfig publishes vendor-neutral network models, while support and deviations vary by device implementation. The correct engineering response is: Evaluate applicable OpenConfig YANG models and confirm each vendor’s implemented deviations. The observable check is: The same intended configuration fields are available on both vendor models without relying on hidden proprietary leaves.
Incorrect Answers
OpenConfig publishes vendor-neutral network models, while support and deviations vary by device implementation. The offered choice instead concerns a different principle: IETF YANG models standardize common semantics independently of a vendor’s native extension models. Those technical conditions are not interchangeable.
OpenConfig publishes vendor-neutral network models, while support and deviations vary by device implementation. The offered choice instead concerns a different principle: Native models expose device-specific data that may not map exactly to a standards-based OpenConfig schema. Those technical conditions are not interchangeable.
OpenConfig publishes vendor-neutral network models, while support and deviations vary by device implementation. The offered choice instead concerns a different principle: a YANG schema revision or deviation can change accepted paths and constraints even when the device family is unchanged. Those technical conditions are not interchangeable.