The following example shows a valid <get-config> request selection node that is a container.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rpc message-id="101"
xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0">
<get-config>
<source>
<running/>
</source>
<filter>
<configure>
<router/>
</configure>
</filter>
</get-config>
</rpc>
]]>]]>
The reply contains the configuration for all child nodes of config>router.