Tokenization for Network Engineers: A Practical Guide What Is Tokenization and Why Should Network Engineers Care? Network engineers diving into AI/ML-driven network automation will quickly encounter tokenization. It’s the process of breaking down network configurations, CLI outputs, or other text into smaller, meaningful units (tokens) that AI/ML tools can process. You might have seen it in tools like ChatGPT or config parsers without fully understanding its role. Think of it like parsing a configuration file into individual commands or variables. This process is crucial for Large Language Models (LLMs) and Natural Language Processing (NLP) tools to understand and generate text, including network configurations. ...