Drag and Drop Question Drag and drop the Cisco Catalyst Center (formerly DNA Center) southbound API characteristics from the left to the right. Not all options are used. Answer:

The correct answer is multivendor focus; supports NETCONF, SSH, SNMP, and others; extendable by device packages. Cisco Catalyst Center's southbound APIs are designed to communicate with network devices across multiple vendors, supporting a wide range of protocols including NETCONF, SSH, SNMP, CLI, and others to accommodate diverse device types. The southbound interface is also extendable th

Submitted by lars.no· Mar 6, 2026Cisco Enterprise Networking / Network Automation and Programmability – Understanding Catalyst Center API types (northbound vs. southbound) and their characteristics, commonly tested in CCNA, CCNP Enterprise, or Cisco DevNet Associate certifications.

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uses XML exclusivelymultivendor focususes JSON exclusivelyreferred to as Intent APIsupports NETCONF, SSH, SNMP, and othersextendable by device packages

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multivendor focus
supports NETCONF, SSH, SNMP, and others
extendable by device packages

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Cisco Catalyst Center's southbound APIs are designed to communicate with network devices across multiple vendors, supporting a wide range of protocols including NETCONF, SSH, SNMP, CLI, and others to accommodate diverse device types. The southbound interface is also extendable through device packages, allowing support for third-party or specialized devices to be added. These three characteristics collectively define how Catalyst Center reaches 'down' to manage and configure the underlying network infrastructure.

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