Technical Analysis of Network Plug⁃in Flannel for Containers

Release Date:2017-11-24 Author:YANG Yong, DONG Xiugang, and DONG Zhenjiang

[Abstract] The development of cloud computing has made container technology a hot research issue in recent years. The container technology provides a basic support for micro service architecture, while container networking plays an important role in application of the container technology. In this paper, we study the technical implementation of the Flannel module, a network plug⁃in for Docker containers, including its functions, implementation principle, utilization, and performance. The performance of Flannel in different modes is further tested and analyzed in real application scenarios.

[Keywords] container technology; Docker; network plug⁃in; Flannel

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