Cloud Native Networking Deep-Dive

This book demystifies how Kubernetes networking actually works by walking through a simple but practical simulation that mirrors reality as closely as possible, while skipping the gory details.

Chander Govindarajan is a Research Engineer at IBM Research, India with 5 years' experience in the field of systems ranging from Blockchain, Telco-Cloud and multi-cloud networking, working in the intersection of academic research and business interests. Prior to joining IBM Research, he completed his Dual-Degree in CSE from IIT Kharagpur. Priyanka Naik is a Research Scientist at IBM Research, India. Her area of interest lies in optimizing the deployment of containerized network functions. She is currently working on multi-cloud networking and aspects around frameworks for edge and cloud connectivity. Prior to joining IBM she obtained her Ph.D. from IIT Bombay, India. Her thesis revolved around easing building and monitoring of network functions deployed on cloud.

1. Introduction to Kubernetes Concepts 2. Workers and Containers 3. Container-Container Networking 4. Services 5. Exposing Services 6. Multi-cluster Networking