Explore a comprehensive performance benchmark of various well-known Container Network Interface (CNI) plugins in this informative conference talk. Delve into the characteristics and impacts of different CNI plugins on container network performance within container orchestration systems. Gain valuable insights into TCP latency, throughput, CPU overhead, network launch time, and network policy implementations for plugins such as Flannel, AWS CNI, Romana, Calico, Weave, and Cilium. Learn how to select the most appropriate CNI plugin for specific system requirements and understand potential areas for improvement in existing plugins. Discover the motivations behind this research and its implications for the container networking landscape.
Comprehensive Performance Benchmark on Various Well-Known CNI Plugins
CNCF [Cloud Native Computing Foundation] via YouTube
Overview
Syllabus
Intro
Agenda
Kubernetes Network Model
What CNI do?
CNI Plugins
Flannel
AWS CNI
Romana
Goals
Environment
Tools
TCP latency
TCP throughput vs packet sizes
CPU Overhead
Network launch time
Network Policy Calico
Network Policy (Weave)
Network Policy Cilium
Takeaways
References
Steps
Taught by
CNCF [Cloud Native Computing Foundation]
