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The two modes that are based on the telemetry session initiation carried out by the switch are:
The switch initiates and establishes a session with the collector. Once the session is established, telemetry data is sent from the switch.
The collector initiates and establishes a session with the switch. Once the session is established, telemetry data is sent from the switch.