CSIT 24.10 Report on 13th of November 2024 – The CSIT report information can be found in csit.fd.io. Previous CSIT releases are also linked from there. The current CSIT report can be found here!
Networking and Security Enhancements in Calico v3.29.0 release on 29th of October 2024 – It’s almost time for KubeCon North America, and we’re excited to share the latest updates in Calico. These updates improve network and runtime security, make it easier to use, and extend Calico’s strong network security and observability for Kubernetes to VMs and hosts that are not part of Kubernetes clusters. Whether you’re managing Kubernetes clusters, transitioning to a new Linux data plane, or seeking a unified network security solution across your Kubernetes and non-Kubernetes workloads on-premises or in the cloud, Calico’s latest enhancements have you covered. Read the full article here!
VPP 24.10 Release on 30th of October 2024" – The VPP 24.10 Release includes 19 new features such as port of VPP to FreeBSD, new device driver infra updates, Marvell Armada device driver, and others. More than 241 commits were merged since the previous release, including 86 fixes. Complete list of features and bug fixes can be found in the Release Notes here!
VPP on FreeBSD – Tom Jones, FreeBSD Committer and developer specializing in network performance, introduces the work performed to port VPP to FreeBSD. Read the full article here!
DAWN Internet - A New Dawn for the Internet Imagine a shift from a centralized to a decentralized Internet infrastructure—transforming who controls both connectivity and cloud infrastructure. What if this shift was not only feasible but also immediately profitable? Each incremental change could save money and generate profit since it doesn’t require enormous infrastructure investments. This article aims to make that case, centering on a pivotal development: multi-gigabit wireless technology. Wireless radios allow us to beam Internet through the air, at a fraction of the cost of alternatives like fiber. And for the first time in history (2024), wireless matches fiber in terms of performance at the last-mile and exceeds it in scalability, positioning it as a viable foundation for a new Internet. The question now is not about the technical feasibility, but the how—the systems, business models, and user experiences that will drive the widespread adoption of this technology to reclaim our …
CSIT 24.06 Report on 10th of July 2024 – The CSIT report information can be found in csit.fd.io. Previous CSIT releases are also linked from there. The current CSIT report can be found here!
In this medium.com post, Frederico Lezzi, Cloud Engineer @ Google, describes part 2 of how FD.io VPP + DPDK can be deployed on GCP to provide highly performant and cost efficient packet forwarding services.
VPP 24.06 Release on 26th of June 2024" – The VPP 24.06 Release includes 14 new features such as new device driver infra updates, upgrade DPDK plugin to use DPDK 24.03, RDMA driver to use version 51.0, and others. More than 284 commits were merged since the previous release, including 124 fixes. Complete list of features and bug fixes can be found in the Release notes here!
Intel – This solution brief featuring PANTHEON.tech, an Intel® Network Builders Gold Tier ecosystem member, presents the benefits of utilizing the virtualized StoneWork MSR and validates the performance and scalability of StoneWork MSR control and data plane on the latest generation Intel® architecture processor-based servers, enabling provider edge network functions.
In this medium.com post, Frederico Lezzi, Cloud Engineer @ Google, describes how FD.io VPP + DPDK can be deployed on GCP to provide highly performant and cost efficient packet forwarding services.
Calico-VPP is GA in Calico v3.27.0 release on 19th of December 2023 – The Calico-VPP v3.27.0 release includes lots of new documentation, v6 rules in BGPFilters, vpp upgrade to latest and others. Complete list of features and bug fixes can be found in the Release notes on GitHub here!
CSIT 24.02 Report on 13th of March 2024 – The CSIT report information can be found in csit.fd.io. Previous CSIT releases are also linked from there. The current CSIT report can be found here!