Description: Service traffic in cloud-native environments refers to the data packets that are sent and received by a service within a container orchestration platform like Kubernetes. This traffic is essential for communication between the various components of an application, allowing microservices to interact with each other and with end users. In such environments, services act as stable access points for pods, which are the smallest deployable units. Service traffic can include HTTP requests, event messages, database queries, and other types of inter-service communication. Efficient management of this traffic is crucial to ensure application performance and scalability, as well as to maintain system availability and resilience. Additionally, service traffic can be monitored and analyzed to optimize performance and detect potential issues, enabling developers and system administrators to make informed decisions about application infrastructure and architecture.
