Telemetry – gNMI

gNMI (gRPC Network Management Interface) is a robust model-driven tool for obtaining real-time insight into the network device's operational state and resource utilization. It utilizes the standardized framework by OpenConfig and supports both streaming telemetry (dial-out, where data is pushed from the network device to the telemetry client) and on-demand telemetry (dial-in, where the telemetry client pulls data from the network device as needed). In this test, we focused on collecting the CPU and memory utilization as well as the interface statistics, such as the packet rate.

Power consumption is an important parameter that helps optimize energy efficiency and operate a more sustainable network. In a test run, Nokia Network Services Platform (NSP), acting as a gNMI collector, retrieved the power consumption data from the H3C CR16005E-F node per power supply, showing the output voltage, current and power.