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RPC on IOSXR for optics changes interface name in the output

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#435 opened on Oct 24, 2017

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Description

In reference to napalm-automation/napalm-base#60:

RPC command provides a detailed output of the dwdm interfaces on the ASR. However, in the output, for instance, the interface names are specified as dwdm0/0/0/0 as opposed to TenGigE0/0/0/0. Now I am not sure how to validate the actual interface name due to the output of the RPC command.

Instead, if there were a way to retrieve the output provided by show controllers physical using an XML RPC, it would really help. I was hoping to have a discussion about this and figure out the way forward.

Issue moved from https://github.com/napalm-automation/napalm-iosxr/issues/30

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Python programmingNetwork device conceptsIOS XR RPC
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Research direction
The issue describes a discrepancy in interface names returned by an RPC command for DWDM interfaces on IOS XR. Investigate the existing napalm iosxr driver code to understand how interface names are currently parsed. Look at the RPC response structure and explore alternative RPCs (e.g., show controllers) to retrieve correct names. Consider adding a mapping or fallback mechanism to align names with actual interface types (e.g., TenGigE).