container_networking.md

Container Networking

eBPF/XDP

• eBPF/XDP programs to SmartNICs - http://netdevconf.org/1.2/session.html?jakub-kicinski Agilio CX
• https://www.slideshare.net/Open-NFP/p4-epbf-and-linux-tc-offload

Container Network Plugins

• Weave - mesos, kubernetes cni (Weave)
• Calico - mesos net modules, kubernets cni, kubernetes Network Policy (Calico)
• Flannel - mesos, kubernets cni (CoreOS, CNCF)
• Contiv - mesos, kubernets - Cisco
• Romana.io - mesos, kubernets cni, kubernetes Network Policy
• OpenShift - mesos, kubernets cni, kubernetes Network Policy
• OpenContrail vrouter - kubernets cni, kubernetes Network Policy - Juniper
• Cilium - kubernetes cni, mesos, IPAM
• CNI-Genie - kubernetes, mesos. Enables multi CNI
• SR-IOV - (Intel)
• Infoblox
• Multus - Enables multi CNI (Intel)
• Nuage CNI
• Silk - Cloud foundry
• Linen CNI - ovs
• Kube-Router - (Cloud Native Labs) https://github.com/cloudnativelabs/kube-router
• HarmonStack - OpenDaylight network provider for kubernetes
• Kope Routing -
• Kubermesh - Baremetal
• BaGPipe BGP CNI - Can do MPLS. cni plugin for bagpipe bgp https://github.com/murat1985/bagpipe-cni
• Trireme - Zero trust network (Aporeto) https://github.com/aporeto-inc/trireme-kubernetes
• DCOS Navstar - orchestrates virtual overlay networks using VXLAN
• Kubernetes RDMA(remote direct memory access) device plugin https://github.com/hustcat/k8s-rdma-device-plugin

Virtual routers and switches

• Snaproute flexswitch
• Azure SONiC P4 Switch & router
• BaGPipe BGP
• Canal (calico + flannel)
• Snabb
• OpenContrail vrouter
• Contiv

Other network projects

• Plumgrid io visor
• Fd.io
• DPDK
• P4

Notes

Keep track of mutli network spec proposal as part of kubernetes sig networking