In a controller-based networking architecture, which type of API enables the controller to communicate with and manage the underlying network devices?
Configuration APIs
Management APIs
Southbound APIs
Northbound APIs
Southbound APIs enable the controller to communicate with and control the underlying network devices. They are responsible for translating the controller's instructions into configurations and policies that the devices can implement, effectively bridging the control plane and the data plane. Northbound APIs, in contrast, allow applications and services to interact with the controller to program the network, not directly with the devices. Options like 'Management APIs' and 'Configuration APIs' are generic terms and do not specifically describe the standardized interfaces used in controller-based architectures.
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