NETCONF

NETCONF (Network Configuration Protocol) provides mechanisms to install, manipulate, and delete configuration of network devices using structured data (typically XML).

It uses a remote procedure call (RPC) model over a secure transport such as SSH and plays a key role in modern network automation.

NETCONF complements SNMP by focusing on configuration management rather than monitoring statistics. Data is modeled using YANG schemas, allowing network engineers to automate changes consistently across multi-vendor environments.