vocabulary: 1.0.0
info:
  provider: Traefik Mesh
  description: Vocabulary for the Traefik Mesh service mesh platform covering SMI compliance, traffic management, Kubernetes integration, and mesh operations.
  created: '2026-05-03'
  modified: '2026-05-03'
operational:
  apis:
    - name: Traefik Mesh Controller API
      namespace: traefik-mesh-controller
      status: active
  resources:
    - name: configuration
      description: Dynamic Traefik routing configuration built by the mesh controller from Kubernetes services and SMI resources.
    - name: topology
      description: Live mesh topology showing all Kubernetes services and pods participating in the mesh.
    - name: nodes
      description: Traefik Mesh proxy nodes running on each Kubernetes cluster node.
    - name: readiness
      description: Health and readiness status of the mesh controller.
  operations:
    - name: getCurrentConfiguration
      description: Retrieve the current dynamic configuration from the mesh controller.
    - name: getCurrentTopology
      description: Retrieve the current mesh topology.
    - name: getMeshNodes
      description: List all mesh proxy nodes and their readiness.
    - name: getMeshNodeConfiguration
      description: Get the configuration of a specific proxy node.
    - name: getReadiness
      description: Check controller readiness.
domain:
  terms:
    - term: Service Mesh
      definition: Infrastructure layer for service-to-service communication providing observability, traffic management, and security.
    - term: SMI
      definition: Service Mesh Interface — a standard API for service meshes on Kubernetes.
    - term: TrafficSplit
      definition: SMI resource for routing subsets of traffic to different service versions.
    - term: TrafficTarget
      definition: SMI resource defining access control rules between services.
    - term: HTTPRouteGroup
      definition: SMI resource for specifying HTTP route matching criteria.
    - term: TCPRoute
      definition: SMI resource for specifying TCP route matching criteria.
    - term: ACL Mode
      definition: Access Control List mode where all traffic is denied unless explicitly allowed via TrafficTarget.
    - term: Sidecar
      definition: Container pattern Traefik Mesh avoids by using per-node proxy instances.
    - term: Controller
      definition: Central Traefik Mesh component that reads Kubernetes state and configures proxy nodes.
    - term: Mesh Node
      definition: Per-Kubernetes-node Traefik Proxy instance that handles mesh traffic.
    - term: Traffic Type
      definition: Protocol used for a mesh service — http, tcp, or udp.
    - term: Dynamic Configuration
      definition: Traefik routing rules dynamically computed from Kubernetes services and SMI resources.
    - term: Topology
      definition: The graph of services and pods participating in the service mesh.
  tags:
    - Kubernetes
    - Service Mesh
    - Open Source
    - SMI
    - Traffic Management
    - Observability
    - Access Control
    - HTTP
    - TCP
    - UDP