Lists the distinct operational environments available for hosting applications, focusing on their security, isolation, and networking capabilities.
Applications are hosted within specific operational environments that determine their security, isolation, and networking functionality:
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Sandbox Containers: Provides a secure, pre-configured environment (based on CentOS 8) tailored for third-party client applications. The Sandbox Manager enables easy deployment and integrates traffic prioritization through LPTS to ensure application reliability even during network congestion.
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Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF): Defines the network context for hosted applications. VRFs are synchronized into the Linux kernel as network namespaces to isolate applications within designated network segments. Key features include:
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Traffic segregation: Separates management traffic from data plane traffic.
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Cross-VRF communication: Uses relay agents to facilitate secure application management across separate routing instances.
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