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What is the purpose of a southbound API in a control based networking architecture?

The correct answer is B. Facilities communication between the controller and the networking hardware. In a controller-based network architecture, the controller needs to communicate to the networking

Submitted by certguy· Mar 5, 2026Automation and Programmability

Question

What is the purpose of a southbound API in a control based networking architecture?

Options

  • AFacilities communication between the controller and the applications
  • BFacilities communication between the controller and the networking hardware
  • Callows application developers to interact with the network
  • Dintegrates a controller with other automation and orchestration tools.

How the community answered

(47 responses)
  • A
    2% (1)
  • B
    89% (42)
  • C
    6% (3)
  • D
    2% (1)

Explanation

In a controller-based network architecture, the controller needs to communicate to the networking

Topics

#Southbound API#SDN Architecture#Controller-device interaction

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