Performance & Optimization

Performance capabilities and optimization guidelines for Kube-VIM

Performance & Optimization

Kube-VIM is designed for demanding network workloads with enterprise-scale performance requirements.

Performance Features

High-Performance Packet Processing

  • DPDK (Data Plane Development Kit) for hardware-accelerated packet processing
  • Kernel bypass technologies for minimal latency
  • Hardware acceleration through SR-IOV support
  • Zero-copy networking for maximum throughput

Scalability & Auto-scaling

  • Auto-scaling capabilities for dynamic workload management
  • Multi-tenancy support for service provider environments
  • Edge-to-core deployment flexibility
  • Hardware abstraction supporting diverse infrastructure

Monitoring & Observability

  • Real-time monitoring and performance metrics
  • Prometheus and Grafana integration for observability
  • Jaeger for distributed tracing
  • Performance benchmarks and tuning recommendations

Network Performance

Advanced Networking Stack

  • 5G network slicing capabilities for optimized performance
  • Edge computing optimization for low-latency applications
  • Diverse network topologies support
  • Carrier-grade reliability with fault tolerance

Hardware Integration

  • SR-IOV (Single Root I/O Virtualization) for direct hardware access
  • NUMA-aware scheduling and resource allocation
  • CPU isolation for dedicated network functions
  • Memory hugepages support for improved performance

Operational Performance

Availability & Reliability

  • Telco-grade SLAs with 99.99% availability targets
  • Disaster recovery and high availability features
  • Zero-touch provisioning for rapid deployment
  • Immutable infrastructure with Talos OS

Resource Optimization

  • Efficient resource utilization across the cluster
  • Dynamic resource allocation based on workload requirements
  • Performance isolation between tenants
  • Optimized container and VM scheduling

TBD Performance Benchmarks

Detailed performance benchmarks and comparison metrics will be provided in future releases.

TBD Tuning Guides

Comprehensive performance tuning guides for specific workloads and use cases will be documented as they become available.

Last modified August 17, 2025: website deploy (9aaf09e)