Network Foundations: Tracing Packets and Understanding Distributed Systems

Dive into network foundations with this 42-minute conference talk from the Linux Foundation. Explore how data moves between applications in cloud-native ecosystems, emphasizing the critical role of Linux in understanding network performance, security, and efficiency. Gain insights into traffic flow, service communication, and network protocol deciphering in container systems like Kubernetes. Develop expertise in networking protocols and technologies using the Linux operating system. Learn how endpoints communicate over networks, packet structure, the importance of DNS, network virtualization, network namespaces, tracing network and API communications, and optimizing network performance with eBPF. Discover the power of Linux networking tools in cloud and cloud-native infrastructure, and uncover additional applications for eBPF technology.

Follow Those Packets!!! Dive Into Network Foundations For Everyone! - Marino Wijay, Komodor