Introduction to service mesh
Imagine being in a bustling city with a complex network of roads and highways. You’re driving your car from one side of the city to the other. In this scenario, you deal with the following entities:
- Your car: Your car represents an individual service or application in a computer system. It has a specific purpose, just like a microservice or application in a software architecture.
- Roads and highways: The roads and highways are like the network connections and communication pathways between different services in your application. Services need to interact and communicate with each other to perform various functions, just as vehicles need roads to get from one place to another.
- Traffic lights and signs: Traffic lights, signs, and road rules help manage traffic flow, ensuring that vehicles (services) can safely and efficiently navigate the city. These are like the rules, protocols, and tools in a service mesh regulating communication...
