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Network Programmability and Automation Fundamentals
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Network Programmability and Automation Fundamentals

by Khaled Abuelenain, Jeff Doyle, Anton Karneliuk, Vinit Jain
May 2021
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
1232 pages
41h 29m
English
Cisco Press
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Chapter 13

YANG

This chapter discusses data modeling in general and the YANG modeling language in particular. It’s very important to understand these topics, as YANG data models are very important in network automation today.

A Data Modeling Primer

Before you delve into the details of YANG, it is important that you understand the problem it attempts to solve. YANG provides a framework for modeling (or structuring) data. The following sections cover the difference between structured and unstructured data, what a data model is, why we need data models, and the problems that data modeling solves.

What Is a Data Model?

Information is everywhere. It is not an exaggeration to say that we are surrounded by various types of data all the time. Even ...

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ISBN: 9780135183762