Dianxin kexue (Jun 2020)

Service mesh technology evaluation and integration scheme based on telecom operator perspective

  • Liyun YAN,
  • Xinzhang YANG,
  • Zhenwei HE,
  • Yuanzhi LIN,
  • Shaoxin HOU

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 36
pp. 144 – 153

Abstract

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Microservice architecture has evolved along with the changes in enterprise software architecture,from the embedded and integrated micro-service architecture to the non-intrusive and decoupled service mesh.The various of micro-service architectures have sprung up.Choose which microservice architecture to integrate has become an important part of the layout of microservices for the telecom operators.The evaluation and integration of service mesh (non-intrusive architecture) technologies based on the operator’s business characteristics was focused on.In the evaluation,choose the open source,mainstream service mesh technologies and cloud service provider’s microservice solutions were compared and analyzed from multiple dimensions,and the development trend of microservice technology and architecture was obtained.The integration category focused on the integration of Istio technology and Kubernetes which were mainstream technologies in their respective fields,and a heterogeneous microservice framework and development ideas that supported complex scenarios was innovatively proposed.Finally,combined with the differentiated needs of operators’ 5G SBA services,the key research and optimization directions of the operator’s service mesh technology were probed.

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