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+<node xmlns="urn:TBD:params:xml:ns:yang:network-topology">
+   <node-id>${nodeid}</node-id>
+   <host xmlns="urn:opendaylight:netconf-node-topology">${host}</host>
+   <port xmlns="urn:opendaylight:netconf-node-topology">${port}</port>
+   <username xmlns="urn:opendaylight:netconf-node-topology">${username}</username>
+   <password xmlns="urn:opendaylight:netconf-node-topology">${password}</password>
+   <tcp-only xmlns="urn:opendaylight:netconf-node-topology">false</tcp-only>
+   <!-- non-mandatory fields with default values, you can safely remove these if you do not wish to override any of these values-->
+   <reconnect-on-changed-schema xmlns="urn:opendaylight:netconf-node-topology">false</reconnect-on-changed-schema>
+   <connection-timeout-millis xmlns="urn:opendaylight:netconf-node-topology">20000</connection-timeout-millis>
+   <max-connection-attempts xmlns="urn:opendaylight:netconf-node-topology">0</max-connection-attempts>
+   <between-attempts-timeout-millis xmlns="urn:opendaylight:netconf-node-topology">2000</between-attempts-timeout-millis>
+   <sleep-factor xmlns="urn:opendaylight:netconf-node-topology">1.5</sleep-factor>
+   <!-- keepalive-delay set to 0 turns off keepalives-->
+   <keepalive-delay xmlns="urn:opendaylight:netconf-node-topology">120</keepalive-delay>
+</node>
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