Resource management: CPU/memory requests, limits, QoS classes

CPU and Memory Resource Specifications

Kubernetes resource management is foundational for predictable telecom workload performance. Every container declares resource requests, the guaranteed minimum allocation, and resource limits, the maximum allowed consumption. Requests drive scheduling decisions, ensuring pods land on nodes with sufficient capacity. Limits enforce boundaries that prevent runaway containers from starving neighbors. For telecom NFs, precise resource specification prevents the noisy neighbor problem where one overloaded NF degrades performance for others sharing the same node. Setting requests equal to limits…