What does the Cisco Telemetry Broker provide for telemetry data?

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Options

• AData analytics
• BData mining
• CData filtering
• DData brokering

• A
  3% (1)
• B
  3% (1)
• C
  7% (2)
• D
  86% (25)

Explanation

D is correct because the Cisco Telemetry Broker (CTB) acts as an intermediary layer - it receives telemetry data from network sources and routes, replicates, and distributes it to multiple consumer destinations, which is precisely what "brokering" means. Think of it like a stock broker: it doesn't own the data, it manages its flow between producers and consumers.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A (Data analytics) - CTB does not analyze or interpret the telemetry data; analytics is the job of downstream tools like Stealthwatch or SIEM platforms that receive the brokered data.
• B (Data mining) - Data mining involves discovering patterns in large datasets, which is not a CTB function; CTB simply moves data, it doesn't mine it.
• C (Data filtering) - While CTB does support some filtering as a feature, its primary defining purpose is brokering (distribution and routing), not filtering. Filtering is a means, not the end.

Memory tip: The product's own name gives you the answer - Telemetry Broker = D. Data brokering. If you see "broker" in a Cisco product name, its core function is always managing and distributing data flows between sources and destinations.

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