Comprehensive Performance Benchmark on Various Well-Known CNI Plugins

Comprehensive Performance Benchmark on Various Well-Known CNI Plugins

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.