Virtual Computing Networks for Containers

Kamande M., Cubahiro A.

This article concerns questions related to networking among containers. The case of Linux Containers is analyzed as an example of OS level virtualization. Methods for providing containers with networking in OS Linux are discussed. The networking questions are discussed for the case of virtual computational cluster. Two approaches for networking are also discussed. In particular, these virtual interfaces provided in OS Linux are discussed: «veth» interface and «macvlan» interface.

Keywords:Containers, networking, virtual networks, computational clusters, Linux Containers