Understanding the Basics of a Service Mesh
A service mesh is a system designed to manage communication between the different services in a microservices architecture. It helps ensure efficient, secure, and reliable interaction between services. The architecture of a service mesh can be broken down into two main components: the data plane and the control plane.
What Does the Data Plane Do?
The data plane is responsible for handling all communication between services. It consists of proxies that are placed alongside each service. These proxies manage the traffic going in and out of each service, controlling how calls are routed and processed. Some common proxy choices include Envoy and Linkerd, which are designed to manage Layer 7 traffic, or application-level data like HTTP calls.
The role of the data plane is to ensure that communication between services is reliable, secure, and optimized. By intercepting service calls, the...