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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)- A2% (1)
- B89% (42)
- C6% (3)
- D2% (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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