# Network Service Mesh Reviews
**Vendor:** The Linux Foundation  
**Category:** [Service Mesh Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/service-mesh-tools)
## About Network Service Mesh
Network service mesh (NSM) adds the following properties to networking in Kubernetes: Heterogeneous network configurations Exotic protocols Tunneling as a first-class citizen Networking context as a first-class citizen Policy-driven service function chaining (SFC) Minimal need for changes to Kubernetes On-demand, dynamic, negotiated connections






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## Network Service Mesh Features
**Functionality**
- Supported Protocols
- Container Orchestration
- Extensibility
- Monitoring

**Cloud Visibility**
- Data Discovery
- Cloud Registry
- Cloud Gap Analytics

**Networking**
- Networking
- Load Balancing
- Traffic Filtering
- Service Discovery

**Security**
- Data Security
- Data loss Prevention
- Security Auditing

**Protection**
- Policy Management
- Secure Communications

**Identity**
- SSO
- Governance
- User Analytics

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