The SIG-Network community is on track to deliver official multi-network support in Kubernetes, using Dynamic Resource Allocation (DRA) and the PodNetwork resource to streamline NIC allocation and management. This innovation simplifies the creation of advanced networking for high-bandwidth AI/ML, Telco, and HPC workloads, integrating natively with Kubernetes rather than traditional Multus-based methods. The CNI DRA Driver, as a reference implementation, bridges DRA and CNI, enabling seamless Pod network interface configuration.
With this innovation, users gain transparent NIC usage visibility and fine-grained control, such as bandwidth allocation per Virtual Function (VF) of a physical NIC, optimizing performance and predictability.
This session will cover the design and implementation, and feature a demo of the enhanced driver. Attendees will learn practical methods for managing advanced NICs like SR-IOV in Kubernetes and gain insights into the latest Multi-network project updates.