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RFC 6241: Network Configuration Protocol (NETCONF)

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The Network Configuration Protocol (NETCONF) defined in this document provides mechanisms to install, manipulate, and delete the configuration of network devices. It uses an Extensible Markup Language (XML)-based data encoding for the configuration data as well as the protocol messages. The NETCONF protocol operations are realized as remote procedure calls (RPCs). This document obsoletes RFC 4741. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Document record

Document ID
RFC6241
Published
June 2011
Authors
R. Enns; M. Bjorklund; J. Schoenwaelder; A. Bierman
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
ops
Pages
113
Also known as
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Obsoletes:
RFC 4741
Updated by:
RFC 7803, RFC 8526

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