Service Mesh Interface (SMI)

SMI Traffic Specs

Traffic Specs describes a set of resources that allow users to specify how their traffic looks. It is used in concert with access control and other policies to concretely define what should happen to specific types of traffic as it flows through the mesh. Defines `HTTPRouteGroup`, `TCPRoute`, and `UDPRoute` resources.

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Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/service-mesh-interface/refs/heads/main/./json-schema/tcp-route-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/service-mesh-interface/refs/heads/main/./json-schema/udp-route-schema.json

Other Resources

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APIVersion
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Kind
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Specification
https://github.com/servicemeshinterface/smi-spec/blob/main/apis/traffic-specs/v1alpha4/traffic-specs.md
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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/service-mesh-interface/refs/heads/main/./examples/http-route-group-example.yaml
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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/service-mesh-interface/refs/heads/main/./examples/tcp-route-example.yaml
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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/service-mesh-interface/refs/heads/main/./examples/udp-route-example.yaml

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apis.yml Raw ↑ 
name: SMI Traffic Specs
description: 'Traffic Specs describes a set of resources that allow users to specify how their

  traffic looks. It is used in concert with access control and other policies to

  concretely define what should happen to specific types of traffic as it flows

  through the mesh. Defines `HTTPRouteGroup`, `TCPRoute`, and `UDPRoute` resources.

  '
humanURL: https://github.com/servicemeshinterface/smi-spec/blob/main/apis/traffic-specs/v1alpha4/traffic-specs.md
aid: smi-traffic-specs
tags:
- Traffic Specs
- Routing
- HTTP
- TCP
- UDP
- Kubernetes CRD
- SMI
properties:
- type: APIVersion
  name: specs.smi-spec.io/v1alpha4
- type: Kind
  name: HTTPRouteGroup
- type: Kind
  name: TCPRoute
- type: Kind
  name: UDPRoute
- type: Specification
  url: https://github.com/servicemeshinterface/smi-spec/blob/main/apis/traffic-specs/v1alpha4/traffic-specs.md
- type: JSONSchema
  url: ./json-schema/http-route-group-schema.json
- type: JSONSchema
  url: ./json-schema/tcp-route-schema.json
- type: JSONSchema
  url: ./json-schema/udp-route-schema.json
- type: Examples
  url: ./examples/http-route-group-example.yaml
- type: Examples
  url: ./examples/tcp-route-example.yaml
- type: Examples
  url: ./examples/udp-route-example.yaml