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350-701 · Question #903
What is the primary function of northbound APIs in a SDN environment?
The correct answer is D. communication between the SDN controller and the application plane. Northbound APIs allow applications to communicate with the SDN controller, enabling the controller to expose network abstractions and provide programmability to upper-layer
Submitted by parkjh· Mar 30, 2026Network Security
Question
What is the primary function of northbound APIs in a SDN environment?
Options
- Acommunication between the data plane and the control plane
- Bsecure data communication across the network
- Ccommunication within network devices
- Dcommunication between the SDN controller and the application plane
How the community answered
(44 responses)- A5% (2)
- B2% (1)
- D93% (41)
Explanation
Northbound APIs allow applications to communicate with the SDN controller, enabling the controller to expose network abstractions and provide programmability to upper-layer
Topics
#SDN#northbound API#SDN controller#application plane
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