Kubernetes orchestration is the foundation of the Resource Orchestration Tier.
VMware Tanzu® Standard for Telco is responsible for lifecycle management of Kubernetes clusters on top of Telco Cloud Platform. The Resource Orchestration Tier consumes the software-defined infrastructure, software-defined networking, and software-defined storage defined in the Platform Tier.
![Resource Orchestration Layer](images/GUID-67EF533B-1385-447F-B934-C724F6B758AA-high.png)