Designing Kubernetes Networking for Production: A Deep Dive into Building a Scalable, Secure, and Observable Network Stack

By Abhimanyu Saharan

This chapter offers a comprehensive guide to production-grade Kubernetes networking. It explains the architectural roles, performance trade-offs, and operational implications of CNIs, CoreDNS, ingress controllers, and service meshes. Readers will gain clarity on how to design scalable, secure, and observable network layers by evaluating plugin capabilities, real-world constraints, and tooling interactions across the cluster lifecycle. Key sections include comparisons of Calico, Cilium, and Flannel; DNS best practices; ingress performance optimization; and service mesh adoption strategies.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FHWQJPDJ
• ISBN13: 9798292820949
• Release Date: July 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 46 Pages
• Weight: 0.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 11.0"