Control Plane

The component of a distributed system that handles the execution, routing, and processing of application traffic and data according to policies defined by the control plane.

A dedicated infrastructure layer that manages service-to-service communication, security, and traffic routing across distributed applications.

The automated arrangement, coordination, and management of complex software services and microservices to fulfill a workflow.

A centralized database or dynamic repository that stores address and metadata information for available services and agents.

A deployment pattern where a secondary container runs alongside a primary application to handle supporting features like logging or networking.