SIG-network: Updates and Future Directions

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Updates on Kubernetes networking list concrete changes and roadmaps: EndpointSlice GA (v1.21) reduces memory and etcd pressure by splitting huge endpoint objects; dual‑stack beta enables pods nodes and services to hold IPv4 and IPv6 concurrently with ipFamilyPolicy and migration rules; load balancer now supports multi‑protocol ports and disabling nodePort allocation; terminating endpoints get tracked in EndpointSlices to avoid external‑traffic blackholes; Gateway API v1alpha1 ships with about six implementations; networkpolicy gains endPort and a ClusterNetworkPolicy KEP; qproxy refactor next‑gen is planned.

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1. 0:00Intro
2. 7:43Dual Stack Support
3. 10:10Gateway API
4. 12:56topology aware routing
5. 14:51network policy
6. 17:20proxy maintenance

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