Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This lightning talk provides an overview on how we can extend k8s to talk to physical/virtual/containerized device using gNMI/Netconf with YANG.
I will explain the project with some examples and its core components.
- discovery
- schema
- config management
- drift detection
Wim Henderickx: Mr.Wim Henderickx is CTO IP Division at Nokia, based in Belgium. Mr. Henderickx provides consultancy and architecture advise in various domains. He has over 30 years’ experience in the communications and networking industry and is a regular speaker at technical conferences and is active in various open source projects. Mr. Henderickx holds a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Data Communications and a Masters degree in Economy and is a Bellabs Fellow.
Speaker Wim Henderickx - Nokia
This lightning talk provides an overview on how we can extend k8s to talk to physical/virtual/containerized device using gNMI/Netconf with YANG.
I will explain the project with some examples and its core components.
- discovery
- schema
- config management
- drift detection
Wim Henderickx: Mr.Wim Henderickx is CTO IP Division at Nokia, based in Belgium. Mr. Henderickx provides consultancy and architecture advise in various domains. He has over 30 years’ experience in the communications and networking industry and is a regular speaker at technical conferences and is active in various open source projects. Mr. Henderickx holds a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Data Communications and a Masters degree in Economy and is a Bellabs Fellow.
Speaker Wim Henderickx - Nokia










