Which type of API enables Cisco Catalyst Center (formerly DNA Center) to focus on outcome instead of the individual steps that are required to achieve the outcome?

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Options

• Asouthbound Multivendor Support
• Bwestbound Integration
• Cnorthbound Intent
• Deastbound Events and Notifications

• A
  4% (1)
• C
  96% (24)

Explanation

Northbound Intent APIs in Cisco Catalyst Center

Northbound Intent APIs allow administrators and applications to communicate what they want to achieve (the desired outcome or "intent") rather than specifying every granular step required to get there - Catalyst Center handles the translation into specific device-level configurations automatically. This abstraction layer is the defining characteristic of intent-based networking, which is the core philosophy behind Catalyst Center.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A (Southbound Multivendor Support): Southbound APIs handle communication downward to network devices for configuration and management - they deal with how commands are sent to devices, not high-level outcomes.
• B (Westbound Integration): "Westbound" is not a standard Cisco API category for Catalyst Center; this is a fabricated distractor.
• D (Eastbound Events and Notifications): Eastbound APIs deal with streaming telemetry, events, and notifications from the platform - they report what is happening, not define desired outcomes.

Memory Tip: Think of "Northbound = up to the business/application layer" - you're telling the system the big picture goal (intent), just like a manager tells a team what to achieve, not how to do every task. "Intent" rhymes with the purpose: "I just want the result!"

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