Dive into the world of cloud native networking with this comprehensive conference talk from CNCF's SIG Network. Explore the critical role of networking in microservice-based distributed systems and learn about various networking primitives essential for efficient cloud native deployments. Discover key topics such as load balancing, observability, authentication, authorization, policy, rate limiting, QoS, mesh networks, and legacy infrastructure bridging. Gain insights into the CNCF Network SIG's focus areas, including Service Mesh patterns, projects, and initiatives like the MI Conformance Initiative and Service Mesh Performance Specification. Understand the importance of tools like Service Mesh Mark, Nighthawk, and Git Nighthawk in the evolving landscape of cloud native networking.