Service Mesh

Service Mesh Interface (SMI)

SMI is a standard interface for service meshes on Kubernetes. It defines common APIs for traffic policy, traffic telemetry, and traffic management so that applications work with any SMI-compatible service mesh. SMI is hosted by the CNCF.

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Documentation
https://smi-spec.io/

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GitHubOrganization
https://github.com/servicemeshinterface

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API entry from apis.yml

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: service-mesh:service-mesh-interface
name: Service Mesh Interface (SMI)
description: SMI is a standard interface for service meshes on Kubernetes. It defines common APIs for
  traffic policy, traffic telemetry, and traffic management so that applications work with any SMI-compatible
  service mesh. SMI is hosted by the CNCF.
humanURL: https://smi-spec.io/
tags:
- Service Mesh
- SMI
- Standards
- Kubernetes
- CNCF
tags_raw:
- Service Mesh
- SMI
- Standard
- Kubernetes
- CNCF
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://smi-spec.io/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/servicemeshinterface