The NETCONF <edit-config> operation is used to create, change, merge, replace, or delete configuration data in a target configuration datastore. The target can be a datastore such as running or candidate, depending on the capabilities supported by the network device. By comparison, <get-config> retrieves configuration data and does not modify it. <close-session> requests an orderly termination of the current NETCONF session, while <kill-session> forces the termination of another session identified by its session ID. NETCONF operations are carried within RPC messages and commonly transported over a secure protocol such as SSH. YANG models define the structure, types, constraints, and relationships of the configuration and operational data manipulated through NETCONF.

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