diff --git a/pkg/api/resource_helpers.go b/pkg/api/resource_helpers.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e487d895459
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/api/resource_helpers.go
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2014 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package api
+
+import (
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/resource"
+)
+
+// Returns string version of ResourceName.
+func (self ResourceName) String() string {
+	return string(self)
+}
+
+// Returns the CPU limit if specified.
+func (self *ResourceList) Cpu() *resource.Quantity {
+	if val, ok := (*self)[ResourceCPU]; ok {
+		return &val
+	}
+	return &resource.Quantity{}
+}
+
+// Returns the Memory limit if specified.
+func (self *ResourceList) Memory() *resource.Quantity {
+	if val, ok := (*self)[ResourceMemory]; ok {
+		return &val
+	}
+	return &resource.Quantity{}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/api/resource_helpers_test.go b/pkg/api/resource_helpers_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2f59b73f970
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/api/resource_helpers_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2015 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package api
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/resource"
+)
+
+func TestResourceHelpers(t *testing.T) {
+	cpuLimit := resource.MustParse("10")
+	memoryLimit := resource.MustParse("10G")
+	resourceSpec := ResourceRequirementSpec{
+		Limits: ResourceList{
+			"cpu":             cpuLimit,
+			"memory":          memoryLimit,
+			"kube.io/storage": memoryLimit,
+		},
+	}
+	if res := resourceSpec.Limits.Cpu(); *res != cpuLimit {
+		t.Errorf("expected cpulimit %d, got %d", cpuLimit, res)
+	}
+	if res := resourceSpec.Limits.Memory(); *res != memoryLimit {
+		t.Errorf("expected memorylimit %d, got %d", memoryLimit, res)
+	}
+	resourceSpec = ResourceRequirementSpec{
+		Limits: ResourceList{
+			"memory":          memoryLimit,
+			"kube.io/storage": memoryLimit,
+		},
+	}
+	if res := resourceSpec.Limits.Cpu(); res.Value() != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("expected cpulimit %d, got %d", 0, res)
+	}
+	if res := resourceSpec.Limits.Memory(); *res != memoryLimit {
+		t.Errorf("expected memorylimit %d, got %d", memoryLimit, res)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/api/types.go b/pkg/api/types.go
index a9179a16b23..3d72b98ed9e 100644
--- a/pkg/api/types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/types.go
@@ -304,6 +304,12 @@ type Capabilities struct {
 	Drop []CapabilityType `json:"drop,omitempty"`
 }
 
+// ResourceRequirementSpec describes the compute resource requirements.
+type ResourceRequirementSpec struct {
+	// Limits describes the maximum amount of compute resources required.
+	Limits ResourceList `json:"limits,omitempty"`
+}
+
 // Container represents a single container that is expected to be run on the host.
 type Container struct {
 	// Required: This must be a DNS_LABEL.  Each container in a pod must
@@ -317,13 +323,11 @@ type Container struct {
 	WorkingDir string   `json:"workingDir,omitempty"`
 	Ports      []Port   `json:"ports,omitempty"`
 	Env        []EnvVar `json:"env,omitempty"`
-	// Optional: Defaults to unlimited.
-	Memory resource.Quantity `json:"memory,omitempty"`
-	// Optional: Defaults to unlimited.
-	CPU           resource.Quantity `json:"cpu,omitempty"`
-	VolumeMounts  []VolumeMount     `json:"volumeMounts,omitempty"`
-	LivenessProbe *Probe            `json:"livenessProbe,omitempty"`
-	Lifecycle     *Lifecycle        `json:"lifecycle,omitempty"`
+	// Compute resource requirements.
+	Resources     ResourceRequirementSpec `json:"resources,omitempty"`
+	VolumeMounts  []VolumeMount           `json:"volumeMounts,omitempty"`
+	LivenessProbe *Probe                  `json:"livenessProbe,omitempty"`
+	Lifecycle     *Lifecycle              `json:"lifecycle,omitempty"`
 	// Optional: Defaults to /dev/termination-log
 	TerminationMessagePath string `json:"terminationMessagePath,omitempty"`
 	// Optional: Default to false.
@@ -775,8 +779,6 @@ type NodeResources struct {
 type ResourceName string
 
 const (
-	// The default compute resource namespace for all standard resource types.
-	DefaultResourceNamespace = "kubernetes.io"
 	// CPU, in cores. (500m = .5 cores)
 	ResourceCPU ResourceName = "cpu"
 	// Memory, in bytes. (500Gi = 500GiB = 500 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024)
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1beta1/conversion.go b/pkg/api/v1beta1/conversion.go
index a205d054fec..34432b08c3b 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1beta1/conversion.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1beta1/conversion.go
@@ -444,7 +444,140 @@ func init() {
 			}
 			return nil
 		},
-
+		// Converts internal Container to v1beta1.Container.
+		// Fields 'CPU' and 'Memory' are not present in the internal Container object.
+		// Hence the need for a custom conversion function.
+		func(in *newer.Container, out *Container, s conversion.Scope) error {
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.Name, &out.Name, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.Image, &out.Image, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.Command, &out.Command, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.WorkingDir, &out.WorkingDir, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.Ports, &out.Ports, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.Env, &out.Env, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.Resources, &out.Resources, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(in.Resources.Limits.Cpu(), &out.CPU, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(in.Resources.Limits.Memory(), &out.Memory, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.VolumeMounts, &out.VolumeMounts, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.LivenessProbe, &out.LivenessProbe, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.Lifecycle, &out.Lifecycle, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.TerminationMessagePath, &out.TerminationMessagePath, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.Privileged, &out.Privileged, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.ImagePullPolicy, &out.ImagePullPolicy, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.Capabilities, &out.Capabilities, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			return nil
+		},
+		// Internal API does not support CPU to be specified via an explicit field.
+		// Hence it must be stored in Container.Resources.
+		func(in *int, out *newer.ResourceList, s conversion.Scope) error {
+			if *in <= 0 {
+				return nil
+			}
+			quantity := resource.Quantity{}
+			if err := s.Convert(in, &quantity, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			(*out)[newer.ResourceCPU] = quantity
+			return nil
+		},
+		// Internal API does not support Memory to be specified via an explicit field.
+		// Hence it must be stored in Container.Resources.
+		func(in *int64, out *newer.ResourceList, s conversion.Scope) error {
+			if *in <= 0 {
+				return nil
+			}
+			quantity := resource.Quantity{}
+			if err := s.Convert(in, &quantity, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			(*out)[newer.ResourceMemory] = quantity
+			return nil
+		},
+		// Converts v1beta1.Container to internal Container.
+		// Fields 'CPU' and 'Memory' are not present in the internal Container object.
+		// Hence the need for a custom conversion function.
+		func(in *Container, out *newer.Container, s conversion.Scope) error {
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.Name, &out.Name, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.Image, &out.Image, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.Command, &out.Command, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.WorkingDir, &out.WorkingDir, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.Ports, &out.Ports, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.Env, &out.Env, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.Resources, &out.Resources, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.CPU, &out.Resources.Limits, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.Memory, &out.Resources.Limits, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.VolumeMounts, &out.VolumeMounts, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.LivenessProbe, &out.LivenessProbe, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.Lifecycle, &out.Lifecycle, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.TerminationMessagePath, &out.TerminationMessagePath, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.Privileged, &out.Privileged, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.ImagePullPolicy, &out.ImagePullPolicy, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.Capabilities, &out.Capabilities, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			return nil
+		},
 		func(in *newer.PodSpec, out *ContainerManifest, s conversion.Scope) error {
 			if err := s.Convert(&in.Volumes, &out.Volumes, 0); err != nil {
 				return err
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1beta1/conversion_test.go b/pkg/api/v1beta1/conversion_test.go
index 17a120d526b..4b2ade31da0 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1beta1/conversion_test.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1beta1/conversion_test.go
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	newer "github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/resource"
 	current "github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/v1beta1"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/util"
 )
 
 var Convert = newer.Scheme.Convert
@@ -316,3 +318,67 @@ func TestPullPolicyConversion(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func getResourceRequirements(cpu, memory resource.Quantity) current.ResourceRequirementSpec {
+	res := current.ResourceRequirementSpec{}
+	res.Limits = current.ResourceList{}
+	if cpu.Value() > 0 {
+		res.Limits[current.ResourceCPU] = util.NewIntOrStringFromInt(int(cpu.Value()))
+	}
+	if memory.Value() > 0 {
+		res.Limits[current.ResourceMemory] = util.NewIntOrStringFromInt(int(memory.Value()))
+	}
+
+	return res
+}
+
+func TestContainerConversion(t *testing.T) {
+	cpuLimit := resource.MustParse("10")
+	memoryLimit := resource.MustParse("10M")
+	null := resource.Quantity{}
+	testCases := []current.Container{
+		{
+			Name:      "container",
+			Resources: getResourceRequirements(cpuLimit, memoryLimit),
+		},
+		{
+			Name:      "container",
+			CPU:       int(cpuLimit.MilliValue()),
+			Resources: getResourceRequirements(null, memoryLimit),
+		},
+		{
+			Name:      "container",
+			Memory:    memoryLimit.Value(),
+			Resources: getResourceRequirements(cpuLimit, null),
+		},
+		{
+			Name:   "container",
+			CPU:    int(cpuLimit.MilliValue()),
+			Memory: memoryLimit.Value(),
+		},
+		{
+			Name:      "container",
+			Memory:    memoryLimit.Value(),
+			Resources: getResourceRequirements(cpuLimit, resource.MustParse("100M")),
+		},
+		{
+			Name:      "container",
+			CPU:       int(cpuLimit.MilliValue()),
+			Resources: getResourceRequirements(resource.MustParse("500"), memoryLimit),
+		},
+	}
+
+	for i, tc := range testCases {
+		got := newer.Container{}
+		if err := Convert(&tc, &got); err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("[Case: %d] Unexpected error: %v", i, err)
+			continue
+		}
+		if cpu := got.Resources.Limits.Cpu(); cpu.Value() != cpuLimit.Value() {
+			t.Errorf("[Case: %d] Expected cpu: %v, got: %v", i, cpuLimit, *cpu)
+		}
+		if memory := got.Resources.Limits.Memory(); memory.Value() != memoryLimit.Value() {
+			t.Errorf("[Case: %d] Expected memory: %v, got: %v", i, memoryLimit, *memory)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1beta1/types.go b/pkg/api/v1beta1/types.go
index 6940734702a..652080d8bc4 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1beta1/types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1beta1/types.go
@@ -252,6 +252,11 @@ type Capabilities struct {
 	Drop []CapabilityType `json:"drop,omitempty" description:"droped capabilities"`
 }
 
+type ResourceRequirementSpec struct {
+	// Limits describes the maximum amount of compute resources required.
+	Limits ResourceList `json:"limits,omitempty" description:"Maximum amount of compute resources allowed"`
+}
+
 // Container represents a single container that is expected to be run on the host.
 type Container struct {
 	// Required: This must be a DNS_LABEL.  Each container in a pod must
@@ -262,13 +267,14 @@ type Container struct {
 	// Optional: Defaults to whatever is defined in the image.
 	Command []string `json:"command,omitempty" description:"command argv array; not executed within a shell; defaults to entrypoint or command in the image"`
 	// Optional: Defaults to Docker's default.
-	WorkingDir string   `json:"workingDir,omitempty" description:"container's working directory; defaults to image's default"`
-	Ports      []Port   `json:"ports,omitempty" description:"list of ports to expose from the container"`
-	Env        []EnvVar `json:"env,omitempty" description:"list of environment variables to set in the container"`
+	WorkingDir string                  `json:"workingDir,omitempty" description:"container's working directory; defaults to image's default"`
+	Ports      []Port                  `json:"ports,omitempty" description:"list of ports to expose from the container"`
+	Env        []EnvVar                `json:"env,omitempty" description:"list of environment variables to set in the container"`
+	Resources  ResourceRequirementSpec `json:"resources,omitempty" description:"Compute Resources required by this container"`
 	// Optional: Defaults to unlimited.
-	Memory int64 `json:"memory,omitempty" description:"memory limit in bytes; defaults to unlimited"`
+	CPU int `json:"cpu,omitempty" description:"CPU share in thousandths of a core"`
 	// Optional: Defaults to unlimited.
-	CPU           int            `json:"cpu,omitempty" description:"CPU share in thousandths of a core"`
+	Memory        int64          `json:"memory,omitempty" description:"memory limit in bytes; defaults to unlimited"`
 	VolumeMounts  []VolumeMount  `json:"volumeMounts,omitempty" description:"pod volumes to mount into the container's filesystem"`
 	LivenessProbe *LivenessProbe `json:"livenessProbe,omitempty" description:"periodic probe of container liveness; container will be restarted if the probe fails"`
 	Lifecycle     *Lifecycle     `json:"lifecycle,omitempty" description:"actions that the management system should take in response to container lifecycle events"`
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1beta2/conversion.go b/pkg/api/v1beta2/conversion.go
index 4ae43951a2c..ccec2ad9e46 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1beta2/conversion.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1beta2/conversion.go
@@ -295,7 +295,143 @@ func init() {
 			}
 			return nil
 		},
+		// Converts internal Container to v1beta1.Container.
+		// Fields 'CPU' and 'Memory' are not present in the internal Container object.
+		// Hence the need for a custom conversion function.
+		func(in *newer.Container, out *Container, s conversion.Scope) error {
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.Name, &out.Name, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.Image, &out.Image, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.Command, &out.Command, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.WorkingDir, &out.WorkingDir, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.Ports, &out.Ports, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.Env, &out.Env, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.Resources, &out.Resources, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(in.Resources.Limits.Cpu(), &out.CPU, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(in.Resources.Limits.Memory(), &out.Memory, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.VolumeMounts, &out.VolumeMounts, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.LivenessProbe, &out.LivenessProbe, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.Lifecycle, &out.Lifecycle, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.TerminationMessagePath, &out.TerminationMessagePath, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.Privileged, &out.Privileged, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.ImagePullPolicy, &out.ImagePullPolicy, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.Capabilities, &out.Capabilities, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			return nil
+		},
+		// Internal API does not support CPU to be specified via an explicit field.
+		// Hence it must be stored in Container.Resources.
+		func(in *int, out *newer.ResourceList, s conversion.Scope) error {
+			if *in == 0 {
+				return nil
+			}
+			quantity := resource.Quantity{}
+			if err := s.Convert(in, &quantity, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			(*out)[newer.ResourceCPU] = quantity
+
+			return nil
+		},
+		// Internal API does not support Memory to be specified via an explicit field.
+		// Hence it must be stored in Container.Resources.
+		func(in *int64, out *newer.ResourceList, s conversion.Scope) error {
+			if *in == 0 {
+				return nil
+			}
+			quantity := resource.Quantity{}
+			if err := s.Convert(in, &quantity, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			(*out)[newer.ResourceMemory] = quantity
+
+			return nil
+		},
+		// Converts v1beta1.Container to internal newer.Container.
+		// Fields 'CPU' and 'Memory' are not present in the internal newer.Container object.
+		// Hence the need for a custom conversion function.
+		func(in *Container, out *newer.Container, s conversion.Scope) error {
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.Name, &out.Name, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.Image, &out.Image, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.Command, &out.Command, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.WorkingDir, &out.WorkingDir, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.Ports, &out.Ports, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.Env, &out.Env, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.Resources, &out.Resources, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.CPU, &out.Resources.Limits, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.Memory, &out.Resources.Limits, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.VolumeMounts, &out.VolumeMounts, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.LivenessProbe, &out.LivenessProbe, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.Lifecycle, &out.Lifecycle, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.TerminationMessagePath, &out.TerminationMessagePath, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.Privileged, &out.Privileged, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.ImagePullPolicy, &out.ImagePullPolicy, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.Capabilities, &out.Capabilities, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			return nil
+		},
 		func(in *newer.PodSpec, out *ContainerManifest, s conversion.Scope) error {
 			if err := s.Convert(&in.Volumes, &out.Volumes, 0); err != nil {
 				return err
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1beta2/conversion_test.go b/pkg/api/v1beta2/conversion_test.go
index 2b04256d9bf..e6411d95cd0 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1beta2/conversion_test.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1beta2/conversion_test.go
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	newer "github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/resource"
 	current "github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/v1beta2"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/util"
 )
 
 func TestServiceEmptySelector(t *testing.T) {
@@ -146,3 +148,67 @@ func TestPullPolicyConversion(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func getResourceRequirements(cpu, memory resource.Quantity) current.ResourceRequirementSpec {
+	res := current.ResourceRequirementSpec{}
+	res.Limits = current.ResourceList{}
+	if cpu.Value() > 0 {
+		res.Limits[current.ResourceCPU] = util.NewIntOrStringFromInt(int(cpu.Value()))
+	}
+	if memory.Value() > 0 {
+		res.Limits[current.ResourceMemory] = util.NewIntOrStringFromInt(int(memory.Value()))
+	}
+
+	return res
+}
+
+func TestContainerConversion(t *testing.T) {
+	cpuLimit := resource.MustParse("10")
+	memoryLimit := resource.MustParse("10M")
+	null := resource.Quantity{}
+	testCases := []current.Container{
+		{
+			Name:      "container",
+			Resources: getResourceRequirements(cpuLimit, memoryLimit),
+		},
+		{
+			Name:      "container",
+			CPU:       int(cpuLimit.MilliValue()),
+			Resources: getResourceRequirements(null, memoryLimit),
+		},
+		{
+			Name:      "container",
+			Memory:    memoryLimit.Value(),
+			Resources: getResourceRequirements(cpuLimit, null),
+		},
+		{
+			Name:   "container",
+			CPU:    int(cpuLimit.MilliValue()),
+			Memory: memoryLimit.Value(),
+		},
+		{
+			Name:      "container",
+			Memory:    memoryLimit.Value(),
+			Resources: getResourceRequirements(cpuLimit, resource.MustParse("100M")),
+		},
+		{
+			Name:      "container",
+			CPU:       int(cpuLimit.MilliValue()),
+			Resources: getResourceRequirements(resource.MustParse("500"), memoryLimit),
+		},
+	}
+
+	for i, tc := range testCases {
+		got := newer.Container{}
+		if err := newer.Scheme.Convert(&tc, &got); err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("[Case: %d] Unexpected error: %v", i, err)
+			continue
+		}
+		if cpu := got.Resources.Limits.Cpu(); cpu.Value() != cpuLimit.Value() {
+			t.Errorf("[Case: %d] Expected cpu: %v, got: %v", i, cpuLimit, *cpu)
+		}
+		if memory := got.Resources.Limits.Memory(); memory.Value() != memoryLimit.Value() {
+			t.Errorf("[Case: %d] Expected memory: %v, got: %v", i, memoryLimit, *memory)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1beta2/types.go b/pkg/api/v1beta2/types.go
index 052b4ee777e..d2c52c4b3eb 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1beta2/types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1beta2/types.go
@@ -216,6 +216,11 @@ type Capabilities struct {
 	Drop []CapabilityType `json:"drop,omitempty" description:"droped capabilities"`
 }
 
+type ResourceRequirementSpec struct {
+	// Limits describes the maximum amount of compute resources required.
+	Limits ResourceList `json:"limits,omitempty" description:"Maximum amount of compute resources allowed"`
+}
+
 // Container represents a single container that is expected to be run on the host.
 type Container struct {
 	// Required: This must be a DNS_LABEL.  Each container in a pod must
@@ -226,13 +231,14 @@ type Container struct {
 	// Optional: Defaults to whatever is defined in the image.
 	Command []string `json:"command,omitempty" description:"command argv array; not executed within a shell; defaults to entrypoint or command in the image"`
 	// Optional: Defaults to Docker's default.
-	WorkingDir string   `json:"workingDir,omitempty" description:"container's working directory; defaults to image's default"`
-	Ports      []Port   `json:"ports,omitempty" description:"list of ports to expose from the container"`
-	Env        []EnvVar `json:"env,omitempty" description:"list of environment variables to set in the container"`
+	WorkingDir string                  `json:"workingDir,omitempty" description:"container's working directory; defaults to image's default"`
+	Ports      []Port                  `json:"ports,omitempty" description:"list of ports to expose from the container"`
+	Env        []EnvVar                `json:"env,omitempty" description:"list of environment variables to set in the container"`
+	Resources  ResourceRequirementSpec `json:"resources,omitempty" description:"Compute Resources required by this container"`
 	// Optional: Defaults to unlimited.
-	Memory int64 `json:"memory,omitempty" description:"memory limit in bytes; defaults to unlimited"`
+	CPU int `json:"cpu,omitempty" description:"CPU share in thousandths of a core"`
 	// Optional: Defaults to unlimited.
-	CPU           int            `json:"cpu,omitempty" description:"CPU share in thousandths of a core"`
+	Memory        int64          `json:"memory,omitempty" description:"memory limit in bytes; defaults to unlimited"`
 	VolumeMounts  []VolumeMount  `json:"volumeMounts,omitempty" description:"pod volumes to mount into the container's filesystem"`
 	LivenessProbe *LivenessProbe `json:"livenessProbe,omitempty" description:"periodic probe of container liveness; container will be restarted if the probe fails"`
 	Lifecycle     *Lifecycle     `json:"lifecycle,omitempty" description:"actions that the management system should take in response to container lifecycle events"`
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1beta3/types.go b/pkg/api/v1beta3/types.go
index 26c7a07478d..1088d68a956 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1beta3/types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1beta3/types.go
@@ -322,6 +322,12 @@ type Capabilities struct {
 	Drop []CapabilityType `json:"drop,omitempty"`
 }
 
+// ResourceRequirementSpec describes the compute resource requirements.
+type ResourceRequirementSpec struct {
+	// Limits describes the maximum amount of compute resources required.
+	Limits ResourceList `json:"limits,omitempty" description:"Maximum amount of compute resources allowed"`
+}
+
 // Container represents a single container that is expected to be run on the host.
 type Container struct {
 	// Required: This must be a DNS_LABEL.  Each container in a pod must
@@ -332,16 +338,13 @@ type Container struct {
 	// Optional: Defaults to whatever is defined in the image.
 	Command []string `json:"command,omitempty"`
 	// Optional: Defaults to Docker's default.
-	WorkingDir string   `json:"workingDir,omitempty"`
-	Ports      []Port   `json:"ports,omitempty"`
-	Env        []EnvVar `json:"env,omitempty"`
-	// Optional: Defaults to unlimited. Units: bytes.
-	Memory resource.Quantity `json:"memory,omitempty"`
-	// Optional: Defaults to unlimited. Units: Cores. (500m == 1/2 core)
-	CPU           resource.Quantity `json:"cpu,omitempty"`
-	VolumeMounts  []VolumeMount     `json:"volumeMounts,omitempty"`
-	LivenessProbe *Probe            `json:"livenessProbe,omitempty"`
-	Lifecycle     *Lifecycle        `json:"lifecycle,omitempty"`
+	WorkingDir    string                  `json:"workingDir,omitempty"`
+	Ports         []Port                  `json:"ports,omitempty"`
+	Env           []EnvVar                `json:"env,omitempty"`
+	Resources     ResourceRequirementSpec `json:"resources,omitempty" description:"Compute Resources required by this container"`
+	VolumeMounts  []VolumeMount           `json:"volumeMounts,omitempty"`
+	LivenessProbe *Probe                  `json:"livenessProbe,omitempty"`
+	Lifecycle     *Lifecycle              `json:"lifecycle,omitempty"`
 	// Optional: Defaults to /dev/termination-log
 	TerminationMessagePath string `json:"terminationMessagePath,omitempty"`
 	// Optional: Default to false.
@@ -796,8 +799,6 @@ type NodeCondition struct {
 type ResourceName string
 
 const (
-	// The default compute resource namespace for all standard resource types.
-	DefaultResourceNamespace = "kubernetes.io"
 	// CPU, in cores. (500m = .5 cores)
 	ResourceCPU ResourceName = "cpu"
 	// Memory, in bytes. (500Gi = 500GiB = 500 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024)
diff --git a/pkg/api/validation/validation.go b/pkg/api/validation/validation.go
index 2271f8e20ea..e9a31d9e45d 100644
--- a/pkg/api/validation/validation.go
+++ b/pkg/api/validation/validation.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	errs "github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/errors"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/resource"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/capabilities"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/labels"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/util"
@@ -395,6 +396,7 @@ func validateContainers(containers []api.Container, volumes util.StringSet) errs
 		cErrs = append(cErrs, validateEnv(ctr.Env).Prefix("env")...)
 		cErrs = append(cErrs, validateVolumeMounts(ctr.VolumeMounts, volumes).Prefix("volumeMounts")...)
 		cErrs = append(cErrs, validatePullPolicyWithDefault(ctr).Prefix("pullPolicy")...)
+		cErrs = append(cErrs, validateResourceRequirements(ctr).Prefix("resources")...)
 		allErrs = append(allErrs, cErrs.PrefixIndex(i)...)
 	}
 	// Check for colliding ports across all containers.
@@ -696,28 +698,17 @@ func ValidateMinionUpdate(oldMinion *api.Node, minion *api.Node) errs.Validation
 	return allErrs
 }
 
-// Typename is a generic representation for all compute resource typenames.
+// Validate compute resource typename.
 // Refer to docs/resources.md for more details.
-func ValidateResourceName(str string) errs.ValidationErrorList {
+func validateResourceName(str string) errs.ValidationErrorList {
 	if !util.IsQualifiedName(str) {
 		return errs.ValidationErrorList{fmt.Errorf("invalid compute resource typename format %q", str)}
 	}
 
-	parts := strings.Split(str, "/")
-	switch len(parts) {
-	case 1:
-		if !api.IsStandardResourceName(parts[0]) {
+	if len(strings.Split(str, "/")) == 1 {
+		if !api.IsStandardResourceName(str) {
 			return errs.ValidationErrorList{fmt.Errorf("invalid compute resource typename. %q is neither a standard resource type nor is fully qualified", str)}
 		}
-		break
-	case 2:
-		if parts[0] == api.DefaultResourceNamespace {
-			if !api.IsStandardResourceName(parts[1]) {
-				return errs.ValidationErrorList{fmt.Errorf("invalid compute resource typename. %q contains a compute resource type not supported", str)}
-
-			}
-		}
-		break
 	}
 
 	return errs.ValidationErrorList{}
@@ -740,15 +731,37 @@ func ValidateLimitRange(limitRange *api.LimitRange) errs.ValidationErrorList {
 	for i := range limitRange.Spec.Limits {
 		limit := limitRange.Spec.Limits[i]
 		for k := range limit.Max {
-			allErrs = append(allErrs, ValidateResourceName(string(k))...)
+			allErrs = append(allErrs, validateResourceName(string(k))...)
 		}
 		for k := range limit.Min {
-			allErrs = append(allErrs, ValidateResourceName(string(k))...)
+			allErrs = append(allErrs, validateResourceName(string(k))...)
 		}
 	}
 	return allErrs
 }
 
+func validateBasicResource(quantity resource.Quantity) errs.ValidationErrorList {
+	if quantity.Value() < 0 {
+		return errs.ValidationErrorList{fmt.Errorf("%v is not a valid resource quantity", quantity.Value())}
+	}
+	return errs.ValidationErrorList{}
+}
+
+// Validates resource requirement spec.
+func validateResourceRequirements(container *api.Container) errs.ValidationErrorList {
+	allErrs := errs.ValidationErrorList{}
+	for resourceName, quantity := range container.Resources.Limits {
+		// Validate resource name.
+		errs := validateResourceName(resourceName.String())
+		if api.IsStandardResourceName(resourceName.String()) {
+			errs = append(errs, validateBasicResource(quantity).Prefix(fmt.Sprintf("Resource %s: ", resourceName))...)
+		}
+		allErrs = append(allErrs, errs...)
+	}
+
+	return allErrs
+}
+
 // ValidateResourceQuota tests if required fields in the ResourceQuota are set.
 func ValidateResourceQuota(resourceQuota *api.ResourceQuota) errs.ValidationErrorList {
 	allErrs := errs.ValidationErrorList{}
@@ -763,13 +776,13 @@ func ValidateResourceQuota(resourceQuota *api.ResourceQuota) errs.ValidationErro
 		allErrs = append(allErrs, errs.NewFieldInvalid("namespace", resourceQuota.Namespace, ""))
 	}
 	for k := range resourceQuota.Spec.Hard {
-		allErrs = append(allErrs, ValidateResourceName(string(k))...)
+		allErrs = append(allErrs, validateResourceName(string(k))...)
 	}
 	for k := range resourceQuota.Status.Hard {
-		allErrs = append(allErrs, ValidateResourceName(string(k))...)
+		allErrs = append(allErrs, validateResourceName(string(k))...)
 	}
 	for k := range resourceQuota.Status.Used {
-		allErrs = append(allErrs, ValidateResourceName(string(k))...)
+		allErrs = append(allErrs, validateResourceName(string(k))...)
 	}
 	return allErrs
 }
diff --git a/pkg/api/validation/validation_test.go b/pkg/api/validation/validation_test.go
index d91db387e92..47fa9d2b88c 100644
--- a/pkg/api/validation/validation_test.go
+++ b/pkg/api/validation/validation_test.go
@@ -268,6 +268,13 @@ func TestValidatePullPolicy(t *testing.T) {
 
 }
 
+func getResourceLimits(cpu, memory string) api.ResourceList {
+	res := api.ResourceList{}
+	res[api.ResourceCPU] = resource.MustParse(cpu)
+	res[api.ResourceMemory] = resource.MustParse(memory)
+	return res
+}
+
 func TestValidateContainers(t *testing.T) {
 	volumes := util.StringSet{}
 	capabilities.SetForTests(capabilities.Capabilities{
@@ -287,6 +294,17 @@ func TestValidateContainers(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			Name:  "resources-test",
+			Image: "image",
+			Resources: api.ResourceRequirementSpec{
+				Limits: api.ResourceList{
+					api.ResourceName(api.ResourceCPU):    resource.MustParse("10"),
+					api.ResourceName(api.ResourceMemory): resource.MustParse("10G"),
+					api.ResourceName("my.org/resource"):  resource.MustParse("10m"),
+				},
+			},
+		},
 		{Name: "abc-1234", Image: "image", Privileged: true},
 	}
 	if errs := validateContainers(successCase, volumes); len(errs) != 0 {
@@ -349,6 +367,35 @@ func TestValidateContainers(t *testing.T) {
 		"privilege disabled": {
 			{Name: "abc", Image: "image", Privileged: true},
 		},
+		"invalid compute resource": {
+			{
+				Name:  "abc-123",
+				Image: "image",
+				Resources: api.ResourceRequirementSpec{
+					Limits: api.ResourceList{
+						"disk": resource.MustParse("10G"),
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		"Resource CPU invalid": {
+			{
+				Name:  "abc-123",
+				Image: "image",
+				Resources: api.ResourceRequirementSpec{
+					Limits: getResourceLimits("-10", "0"),
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		"Resource Memory invalid": {
+			{
+				Name:  "abc-123",
+				Image: "image",
+				Resources: api.ResourceRequirementSpec{
+					Limits: getResourceLimits("0", "-10"),
+				},
+			},
+		},
 	}
 	for k, v := range errorCases {
 		if errs := validateContainers(v, volumes); len(errs) == 0 {
@@ -422,8 +469,12 @@ func TestValidateManifest(t *testing.T) {
 					Image:      "image",
 					Command:    []string{"foo", "bar"},
 					WorkingDir: "/tmp",
-					Memory:     resource.MustParse("1"),
-					CPU:        resource.MustParse("1"),
+					Resources: api.ResourceRequirementSpec{
+						Limits: api.ResourceList{
+							"cpu":    resource.MustParse("1"),
+							"memory": resource.MustParse("1"),
+						},
+					},
 					Ports: []api.Port{
 						{Name: "p1", ContainerPort: 80, HostPort: 8080},
 						{Name: "p2", ContainerPort: 81},
@@ -711,7 +762,9 @@ func TestValidatePodUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 					Containers: []api.Container{
 						{
 							Image: "foo:V1",
-							CPU:   resource.MustParse("100m"),
+							Resources: api.ResourceRequirementSpec{
+								Limits: getResourceLimits("100m", "0"),
+							},
 						},
 					},
 				},
@@ -722,7 +775,9 @@ func TestValidatePodUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 					Containers: []api.Container{
 						{
 							Image: "foo:V2",
-							CPU:   resource.MustParse("1000m"),
+							Resources: api.ResourceRequirementSpec{
+								Limits: getResourceLimits("1000m", "0"),
+							},
 						},
 					},
 				},
@@ -1675,8 +1730,6 @@ func TestValidateResourceNames(t *testing.T) {
 		{"", false},
 		{".", false},
 		{"..", false},
-		{"kubernetes.io/cpu", true},
-		{"kubernetes.io/disk", false},
 		{"my.favorite.app.co/12345", true},
 		{"my.favorite.app.co/_12345", false},
 		{"my.favorite.app.co/12345_", false},
@@ -1687,7 +1740,7 @@ func TestValidateResourceNames(t *testing.T) {
 		{"kubernetes.io/will/not/work/", false},
 	}
 	for _, item := range table {
-		err := ValidateResourceName(item.input)
+		err := validateResourceName(item.input)
 		if len(err) != 0 && item.success {
 			t.Errorf("expected no failure for input %q", item.input)
 		} else if len(err) == 0 && !item.success {
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
index a2a1f113d4b..bd3cd98f46b 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
@@ -649,8 +649,8 @@ func (kl *Kubelet) runContainer(pod *api.BoundPod, container *api.Container, pod
 			ExposedPorts: exposedPorts,
 			Hostname:     pod.Name,
 			Image:        container.Image,
-			Memory:       container.Memory.Value(),
-			CPUShares:    milliCPUToShares(container.CPU.MilliValue()),
+			Memory:       container.Resources.Limits.Memory().Value(),
+			CPUShares:    milliCPUToShares(container.Resources.Limits.Cpu().MilliValue()),
 			WorkingDir:   container.WorkingDir,
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/resourcequota/resource_quota_controller.go b/pkg/resourcequota/resource_quota_controller.go
index 74075945d80..1b2d83f5d18 100644
--- a/pkg/resourcequota/resource_quota_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/resourcequota/resource_quota_controller.go
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ func (rm *ResourceQuotaManager) syncResourceQuota(quota api.ResourceQuota) (err
 func PodCPU(pod *api.Pod) *resource.Quantity {
 	val := int64(0)
 	for j := range pod.Spec.Containers {
-		val = val + pod.Spec.Containers[j].CPU.MilliValue()
+		val = val + pod.Spec.Containers[j].Resources.Limits.Cpu().MilliValue()
 	}
 	return resource.NewMilliQuantity(int64(val), resource.DecimalSI)
 }
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ func PodCPU(pod *api.Pod) *resource.Quantity {
 func PodMemory(pod *api.Pod) *resource.Quantity {
 	val := int64(0)
 	for j := range pod.Spec.Containers {
-		val = val + pod.Spec.Containers[j].Memory.Value()
+		val = val + pod.Spec.Containers[j].Resources.Limits.Memory().Value()
 	}
 	return resource.NewQuantity(int64(val), resource.DecimalSI)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/predicates.go b/pkg/scheduler/predicates.go
index 65698c6ced6..6572fbeae67 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/predicates.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/predicates.go
@@ -95,8 +95,9 @@ type resourceRequest struct {
 func getResourceRequest(pod *api.Pod) resourceRequest {
 	result := resourceRequest{}
 	for ix := range pod.Spec.Containers {
-		result.memory += pod.Spec.Containers[ix].Memory.Value()
-		result.milliCPU += pod.Spec.Containers[ix].CPU.MilliValue()
+		limits := pod.Spec.Containers[ix].Resources.Limits
+		result.memory += limits.Memory().Value()
+		result.milliCPU += limits.Cpu().MilliValue()
 	}
 	return result
 }
@@ -120,8 +121,8 @@ func (r *ResourceFit) PodFitsResources(pod api.Pod, existingPods []api.Pod, node
 		memoryRequested += existingRequest.memory
 	}
 
-	totalMilliCPU := info.Spec.Capacity.Get(api.ResourceCPU).MilliValue()
-	totalMemory := info.Spec.Capacity.Get(api.ResourceMemory).Value()
+	totalMilliCPU := info.Spec.Capacity.Cpu().MilliValue()
+	totalMemory := info.Spec.Capacity.Memory().Value()
 
 	fitsCPU := totalMilliCPU == 0 || (totalMilliCPU-milliCPURequested) >= podRequest.milliCPU
 	fitsMemory := totalMemory == 0 || (totalMemory-memoryRequested) >= podRequest.memory
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/predicates_test.go b/pkg/scheduler/predicates_test.go
index 9ef6c11b5b8..ad3856fd9d6 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/predicates_test.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/predicates_test.go
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ func (nodes FakeNodeListInfo) GetNodeInfo(nodeName string) (*api.Node, error) {
 func makeResources(milliCPU int64, memory int64) api.NodeResources {
 	return api.NodeResources{
 		Capacity: api.ResourceList{
-			api.ResourceCPU:    *resource.NewMilliQuantity(milliCPU, resource.DecimalSI),
-			api.ResourceMemory: *resource.NewQuantity(memory, resource.BinarySI),
+			"cpu":    *resource.NewMilliQuantity(milliCPU, resource.DecimalSI),
+			"memory": *resource.NewQuantity(memory, resource.BinarySI),
 		},
 	}
 }
@@ -56,8 +56,12 @@ func newResourcePod(usage ...resourceRequest) api.Pod {
 	containers := []api.Container{}
 	for _, req := range usage {
 		containers = append(containers, api.Container{
-			Memory: *resource.NewQuantity(req.memory, resource.BinarySI),
-			CPU:    *resource.NewMilliQuantity(req.milliCPU, resource.DecimalSI),
+			Resources: api.ResourceRequirementSpec{
+				Limits: api.ResourceList{
+					"cpu":    *resource.NewMilliQuantity(req.milliCPU, resource.DecimalSI),
+					"memory": *resource.NewQuantity(req.memory, resource.BinarySI),
+				},
+			},
 		})
 	}
 	return api.Pod{
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/priorities.go b/pkg/scheduler/priorities.go
index 6685358c949..ee3d8729ea5 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/priorities.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/priorities.go
@@ -42,19 +42,19 @@ func calculateOccupancy(pod api.Pod, node api.Node, pods []api.Pod) HostPriority
 	totalMemory := int64(0)
 	for _, existingPod := range pods {
 		for _, container := range existingPod.Spec.Containers {
-			totalMilliCPU += container.CPU.MilliValue()
-			totalMemory += container.Memory.Value()
+			totalMilliCPU += container.Resources.Limits.Cpu().MilliValue()
+			totalMemory += container.Resources.Limits.Memory().Value()
 		}
 	}
 	// Add the resources requested by the current pod being scheduled.
 	// This also helps differentiate between differently sized, but empty, minions.
 	for _, container := range pod.Spec.Containers {
-		totalMilliCPU += container.CPU.MilliValue()
-		totalMemory += container.Memory.Value()
+		totalMilliCPU += container.Resources.Limits.Cpu().MilliValue()
+		totalMemory += container.Resources.Limits.Memory().Value()
 	}
 
-	capacityMilliCPU := node.Spec.Capacity.Get(api.ResourceCPU).MilliValue()
-	capacityMemory := node.Spec.Capacity.Get(api.ResourceMemory).Value()
+	capacityMilliCPU := node.Spec.Capacity.Cpu().MilliValue()
+	capacityMemory := node.Spec.Capacity.Memory().Value()
 
 	cpuScore := calculateScore(totalMilliCPU, capacityMilliCPU, node.Name)
 	memoryScore := calculateScore(totalMemory, capacityMemory, node.Name)
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/priorities_test.go b/pkg/scheduler/priorities_test.go
index 8aa878586b4..3e9ecbe5f16 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/priorities_test.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/priorities_test.go
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ func makeMinion(node string, milliCPU, memory int64) api.Node {
 		ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: node},
 		Spec: api.NodeSpec{
 			Capacity: api.ResourceList{
-				api.ResourceCPU:    *resource.NewMilliQuantity(milliCPU, resource.DecimalSI),
-				api.ResourceMemory: *resource.NewQuantity(memory, resource.BinarySI),
+				"cpu":    *resource.NewMilliQuantity(milliCPU, resource.DecimalSI),
+				"memory": *resource.NewQuantity(memory, resource.BinarySI),
 			},
 		},
 	}
@@ -57,14 +57,40 @@ func TestLeastRequested(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	cpuOnly := api.PodSpec{
 		Containers: []api.Container{
-			{CPU: resource.MustParse("1000m")},
-			{CPU: resource.MustParse("2000m")},
+			{
+				Resources: api.ResourceRequirementSpec{
+					Limits: api.ResourceList{
+						"cpu": resource.MustParse("1000m"),
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			{
+				Resources: api.ResourceRequirementSpec{
+					Limits: api.ResourceList{
+						"cpu": resource.MustParse("2000m"),
+					},
+				},
+			},
 		},
 	}
 	cpuAndMemory := api.PodSpec{
 		Containers: []api.Container{
-			{CPU: resource.MustParse("1000m"), Memory: resource.MustParse("2000")},
-			{CPU: resource.MustParse("2000m"), Memory: resource.MustParse("3000")},
+			{
+				Resources: api.ResourceRequirementSpec{
+					Limits: api.ResourceList{
+						"cpu":    resource.MustParse("1000m"),
+						"memory": resource.MustParse("2000"),
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			{
+				Resources: api.ResourceRequirementSpec{
+					Limits: api.ResourceList{
+						"cpu":    resource.MustParse("2000m"),
+						"memory": resource.MustParse("3000"),
+					},
+				},
+			},
 		},
 	}
 	tests := []struct {
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/admission/limitranger/admission.go b/plugin/pkg/admission/limitranger/admission.go
index 5af414cd5a8..f13c2294d1d 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/admission/limitranger/admission.go
+++ b/plugin/pkg/admission/limitranger/admission.go
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ func PodLimitFunc(limitRange *api.LimitRange, kind string, obj runtime.Object) e
 
 	for i := range pod.Spec.Containers {
 		container := pod.Spec.Containers[i]
-		containerCPU := container.CPU.MilliValue()
-		containerMem := container.Memory.Value()
+		containerCPU := container.Resources.Limits.Cpu().MilliValue()
+		containerMem := container.Resources.Limits.Memory().Value()
 
 		if i == 0 {
 			minContainerCPU = containerCPU
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ func PodLimitFunc(limitRange *api.LimitRange, kind string, obj runtime.Object) e
 			maxContainerMem = containerMem
 		}
 
-		podCPU = podCPU + container.CPU.MilliValue()
-		podMem = podMem + container.Memory.Value()
+		podCPU = podCPU + container.Resources.Limits.Cpu().MilliValue()
+		podMem = podMem + container.Resources.Limits.Memory().Value()
 
 		minContainerCPU = Min(containerCPU, minContainerCPU)
 		minContainerMem = Min(containerMem, minContainerMem)
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/admission/limitranger/admission_test.go b/plugin/pkg/admission/limitranger/admission_test.go
index 570cdcacc52..11713432b34 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/admission/limitranger/admission_test.go
+++ b/plugin/pkg/admission/limitranger/admission_test.go
@@ -23,6 +23,19 @@ import (
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/resource"
 )
 
+func getResourceRequirements(cpu, memory string) api.ResourceRequirementSpec {
+	res := api.ResourceRequirementSpec{}
+	res.Limits = api.ResourceList{}
+	if cpu != "" {
+		res.Limits[api.ResourceCPU] = resource.MustParse(cpu)
+	}
+	if memory != "" {
+		res.Limits[api.ResourceMemory] = resource.MustParse(memory)
+	}
+
+	return res
+}
+
 func TestPodLimitFunc(t *testing.T) {
 	limitRange := &api.LimitRange{
 		ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{
@@ -32,25 +45,13 @@ func TestPodLimitFunc(t *testing.T) {
 			Limits: []api.LimitRangeItem{
 				{
 					Type: api.LimitTypePod,
-					Max: api.ResourceList{
-						api.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("200m"),
-						api.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("4Gi"),
-					},
-					Min: api.ResourceList{
-						api.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("50m"),
-						api.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("2Mi"),
-					},
+					Max:  getResourceRequirements("200m", "4Gi").Limits,
+					Min:  getResourceRequirements("50m", "2Mi").Limits,
 				},
 				{
 					Type: api.LimitTypeContainer,
-					Max: api.ResourceList{
-						api.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("100m"),
-						api.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("2Gi"),
-					},
-					Min: api.ResourceList{
-						api.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("25m"),
-						api.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("1Mi"),
-					},
+					Max:  getResourceRequirements("100m", "2Gi").Limits,
+					Min:  getResourceRequirements("25m", "1Mi").Limits,
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -62,14 +63,12 @@ func TestPodLimitFunc(t *testing.T) {
 			Spec: api.PodSpec{
 				Containers: []api.Container{
 					{
-						Image:  "foo:V1",
-						CPU:    resource.MustParse("100m"),
-						Memory: resource.MustParse("2Gi"),
+						Image:     "foo:V1",
+						Resources: getResourceRequirements("100m", "2Gi"),
 					},
 					{
-						Image:  "boo:V1",
-						CPU:    resource.MustParse("100m"),
-						Memory: resource.MustParse("2Gi"),
+						Image:     "boo:V1",
+						Resources: getResourceRequirements("100m", "2Gi"),
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -79,9 +78,8 @@ func TestPodLimitFunc(t *testing.T) {
 			Spec: api.PodSpec{
 				Containers: []api.Container{
 					{
-						Image:  "boo:V1",
-						CPU:    resource.MustParse("100m"),
-						Memory: resource.MustParse("2Gi"),
+						Image:     "boo:V1",
+						Resources: getResourceRequirements("100m", "2Gi"),
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -94,9 +92,8 @@ func TestPodLimitFunc(t *testing.T) {
 			Spec: api.PodSpec{
 				Containers: []api.Container{
 					{
-						Image:  "boo:V1",
-						CPU:    resource.MustParse("25m"),
-						Memory: resource.MustParse("2Gi"),
+						Image:     "boo:V1",
+						Resources: getResourceRequirements("25m", "2Gi"),
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -106,9 +103,8 @@ func TestPodLimitFunc(t *testing.T) {
 			Spec: api.PodSpec{
 				Containers: []api.Container{
 					{
-						Image:  "boo:V1",
-						CPU:    resource.MustParse("110m"),
-						Memory: resource.MustParse("1Gi"),
+						Image:     "boo:V1",
+						Resources: getResourceRequirements("110m", "1Gi"),
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -118,9 +114,8 @@ func TestPodLimitFunc(t *testing.T) {
 			Spec: api.PodSpec{
 				Containers: []api.Container{
 					{
-						Image:  "boo:V1",
-						CPU:    resource.MustParse("30m"),
-						Memory: resource.MustParse("0"),
+						Image:     "boo:V1",
+						Resources: getResourceRequirements("30m", "0"),
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -130,9 +125,8 @@ func TestPodLimitFunc(t *testing.T) {
 			Spec: api.PodSpec{
 				Containers: []api.Container{
 					{
-						Image:  "boo:V1",
-						CPU:    resource.MustParse("30m"),
-						Memory: resource.MustParse("3Gi"),
+						Image:     "boo:V1",
+						Resources: getResourceRequirements("30m", "3Gi"),
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -142,9 +136,8 @@ func TestPodLimitFunc(t *testing.T) {
 			Spec: api.PodSpec{
 				Containers: []api.Container{
 					{
-						Image:  "boo:V1",
-						CPU:    resource.MustParse("40m"),
-						Memory: resource.MustParse("2Gi"),
+						Image:     "boo:V1",
+						Resources: getResourceRequirements("40m", "2Gi"),
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -154,24 +147,20 @@ func TestPodLimitFunc(t *testing.T) {
 			Spec: api.PodSpec{
 				Containers: []api.Container{
 					{
-						Image:  "boo:V1",
-						CPU:    resource.MustParse("60m"),
-						Memory: resource.MustParse("1Mi"),
+						Image:     "boo:V1",
+						Resources: getResourceRequirements("60m", "1Mi"),
 					},
 					{
-						Image:  "boo:V2",
-						CPU:    resource.MustParse("60m"),
-						Memory: resource.MustParse("1Mi"),
+						Image:     "boo:V2",
+						Resources: getResourceRequirements("60m", "1Mi"),
 					},
 					{
-						Image:  "boo:V3",
-						CPU:    resource.MustParse("60m"),
-						Memory: resource.MustParse("1Mi"),
+						Image:     "boo:V3",
+						Resources: getResourceRequirements("60m", "1Mi"),
 					},
 					{
-						Image:  "boo:V4",
-						CPU:    resource.MustParse("60m"),
-						Memory: resource.MustParse("1Mi"),
+						Image:     "boo:V4",
+						Resources: getResourceRequirements("60m", "1Mi"),
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -181,19 +170,16 @@ func TestPodLimitFunc(t *testing.T) {
 			Spec: api.PodSpec{
 				Containers: []api.Container{
 					{
-						Image:  "boo:V1",
-						CPU:    resource.MustParse("60m"),
-						Memory: resource.MustParse("2Gi"),
+						Image:     "boo:V1",
+						Resources: getResourceRequirements("60m", "2Gi"),
 					},
 					{
-						Image:  "boo:V2",
-						CPU:    resource.MustParse("60m"),
-						Memory: resource.MustParse("2Gi"),
+						Image:     "boo:V2",
+						Resources: getResourceRequirements("60m", "2Gi"),
 					},
 					{
-						Image:  "boo:V3",
-						CPU:    resource.MustParse("60m"),
-						Memory: resource.MustParse("2Gi"),
+						Image:     "boo:V3",
+						Resources: getResourceRequirements("60m", "2Gi"),
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -203,19 +189,16 @@ func TestPodLimitFunc(t *testing.T) {
 			Spec: api.PodSpec{
 				Containers: []api.Container{
 					{
-						Image:  "boo:V1",
-						CPU:    resource.MustParse("60m"),
-						Memory: resource.MustParse("0"),
+						Image:     "boo:V1",
+						Resources: getResourceRequirements("60m", "0"),
 					},
 					{
-						Image:  "boo:V2",
-						CPU:    resource.MustParse("60m"),
-						Memory: resource.MustParse("0"),
+						Image:     "boo:V2",
+						Resources: getResourceRequirements("60m", "0"),
 					},
 					{
-						Image:  "boo:V3",
-						CPU:    resource.MustParse("60m"),
-						Memory: resource.MustParse("0"),
+						Image:     "boo:V3",
+						Resources: getResourceRequirements("60m", "0"),
 					},
 				},
 			},
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/admission/resourcedefaults/admission.go b/plugin/pkg/admission/resourcedefaults/admission.go
index e17feb1ccb0..11ea55a59ad 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/admission/resourcedefaults/admission.go
+++ b/plugin/pkg/admission/resourcedefaults/admission.go
@@ -55,11 +55,12 @@ func (resourceDefaults) Admit(a admission.Attributes) (err error) {
 	obj := a.GetObject()
 	pod := obj.(*api.Pod)
 	for index := range pod.Spec.Containers {
-		if pod.Spec.Containers[index].Memory.Value() == 0 {
-			pod.Spec.Containers[index].Memory = resource.MustParse(defaultMemory)
+		pod.Spec.Containers[index].Resources.Limits = api.ResourceList{}
+		if pod.Spec.Containers[index].Resources.Limits.Memory().Value() == 0 {
+			pod.Spec.Containers[index].Resources.Limits[api.ResourceMemory] = resource.MustParse(defaultMemory)
 		}
-		if pod.Spec.Containers[index].CPU.Value() == 0 {
-			pod.Spec.Containers[index].CPU = resource.MustParse(defaultCPU)
+		if pod.Spec.Containers[index].Resources.Limits.Cpu().Value() == 0 {
+			pod.Spec.Containers[index].Resources.Limits[api.ResourceCPU] = resource.MustParse(defaultCPU)
 		}
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/admission/resourcedefaults/admission_test.go b/plugin/pkg/admission/resourcedefaults/admission_test.go
index c901232864e..9e0792c51e1 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/admission/resourcedefaults/admission_test.go
+++ b/plugin/pkg/admission/resourcedefaults/admission_test.go
@@ -41,11 +41,13 @@ func TestAdmission(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for i := range pod.Spec.Containers {
-		if pod.Spec.Containers[i].Memory.String() != "512Mi" {
-			t.Errorf("Unexpected memory value %s", pod.Spec.Containers[i].Memory.String())
+		memory := pod.Spec.Containers[i].Resources.Limits.Memory().String()
+		cpu := pod.Spec.Containers[i].Resources.Limits.Cpu().String()
+		if memory != "512Mi" {
+			t.Errorf("Unexpected memory value %s", memory)
 		}
-		if pod.Spec.Containers[i].CPU.String() != "1" {
-			t.Errorf("Unexpected cpu value %s", pod.Spec.Containers[i].CPU.String())
+		if cpu != "1" {
+			t.Errorf("Unexpected cpu value %s", cpu)
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/admission/resourcequota/admission_test.go b/plugin/pkg/admission/resourcequota/admission_test.go
index 77b06ce4377..5f6ef977253 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/admission/resourcequota/admission_test.go
+++ b/plugin/pkg/admission/resourcequota/admission_test.go
@@ -25,6 +25,19 @@ import (
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/client"
 )
 
+func getResourceRequirements(cpu, memory string) api.ResourceRequirementSpec {
+	res := api.ResourceRequirementSpec{}
+	res.Limits = api.ResourceList{}
+	if cpu != "" {
+		res.Limits[api.ResourceCPU] = resource.MustParse(cpu)
+	}
+	if memory != "" {
+		res.Limits[api.ResourceMemory] = resource.MustParse(memory)
+	}
+
+	return res
+}
+
 func TestAdmissionIgnoresDelete(t *testing.T) {
 	namespace := "default"
 	handler := NewResourceQuota(&client.Fake{})
@@ -43,7 +56,7 @@ func TestIncrementUsagePods(t *testing.T) {
 					ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "123", Namespace: namespace},
 					Spec: api.PodSpec{
 						Volumes:    []api.Volume{{Name: "vol"}},
-						Containers: []api.Container{{Name: "ctr", Image: "image", Memory: resource.MustParse("1Gi"), CPU: resource.MustParse("100m")}},
+						Containers: []api.Container{{Name: "ctr", Image: "image", Resources: getResourceRequirements("100m", "1Gi")}},
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -78,7 +91,7 @@ func TestIncrementUsageMemory(t *testing.T) {
 					ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "123", Namespace: namespace},
 					Spec: api.PodSpec{
 						Volumes:    []api.Volume{{Name: "vol"}},
-						Containers: []api.Container{{Name: "ctr", Image: "image", Memory: resource.MustParse("1Gi"), CPU: resource.MustParse("100m")}},
+						Containers: []api.Container{{Name: "ctr", Image: "image", Resources: getResourceRequirements("100m", "1Gi")}},
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -96,7 +109,7 @@ func TestIncrementUsageMemory(t *testing.T) {
 		ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "123", Namespace: namespace},
 		Spec: api.PodSpec{
 			Volumes:    []api.Volume{{Name: "vol"}},
-			Containers: []api.Container{{Name: "ctr", Image: "image", Memory: resource.MustParse("1Gi"), CPU: resource.MustParse("100m")}},
+			Containers: []api.Container{{Name: "ctr", Image: "image", Resources: getResourceRequirements("100m", "1Gi")}},
 		}}
 	dirty, err := IncrementUsage(admission.NewAttributesRecord(newPod, namespace, "pods", "CREATE"), status, client)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -121,7 +134,7 @@ func TestExceedUsageMemory(t *testing.T) {
 					ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "123", Namespace: namespace},
 					Spec: api.PodSpec{
 						Volumes:    []api.Volume{{Name: "vol"}},
-						Containers: []api.Container{{Name: "ctr", Image: "image", Memory: resource.MustParse("1Gi"), CPU: resource.MustParse("100m")}},
+						Containers: []api.Container{{Name: "ctr", Image: "image", Resources: getResourceRequirements("100m", "1Gi")}},
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -139,7 +152,7 @@ func TestExceedUsageMemory(t *testing.T) {
 		ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "123", Namespace: namespace},
 		Spec: api.PodSpec{
 			Volumes:    []api.Volume{{Name: "vol"}},
-			Containers: []api.Container{{Name: "ctr", Image: "image", Memory: resource.MustParse("3Gi"), CPU: resource.MustParse("100m")}},
+			Containers: []api.Container{{Name: "ctr", Image: "image", Resources: getResourceRequirements("100m", "3Gi")}},
 		}}
 	_, err := IncrementUsage(admission.NewAttributesRecord(newPod, namespace, "pods", "CREATE"), status, client)
 	if err == nil {
@@ -156,7 +169,7 @@ func TestIncrementUsageCPU(t *testing.T) {
 					ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "123", Namespace: namespace},
 					Spec: api.PodSpec{
 						Volumes:    []api.Volume{{Name: "vol"}},
-						Containers: []api.Container{{Name: "ctr", Image: "image", Memory: resource.MustParse("1Gi"), CPU: resource.MustParse("100m")}},
+						Containers: []api.Container{{Name: "ctr", Image: "image", Resources: getResourceRequirements("100m", "1Gi")}},
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -174,7 +187,7 @@ func TestIncrementUsageCPU(t *testing.T) {
 		ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "123", Namespace: namespace},
 		Spec: api.PodSpec{
 			Volumes:    []api.Volume{{Name: "vol"}},
-			Containers: []api.Container{{Name: "ctr", Image: "image", Memory: resource.MustParse("1Gi"), CPU: resource.MustParse("100m")}},
+			Containers: []api.Container{{Name: "ctr", Image: "image", Resources: getResourceRequirements("100m", "1Gi")}},
 		}}
 	dirty, err := IncrementUsage(admission.NewAttributesRecord(newPod, namespace, "pods", "CREATE"), status, client)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -199,7 +212,7 @@ func TestExceedUsageCPU(t *testing.T) {
 					ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "123", Namespace: namespace},
 					Spec: api.PodSpec{
 						Volumes:    []api.Volume{{Name: "vol"}},
-						Containers: []api.Container{{Name: "ctr", Image: "image", Memory: resource.MustParse("1Gi"), CPU: resource.MustParse("100m")}},
+						Containers: []api.Container{{Name: "ctr", Image: "image", Resources: getResourceRequirements("100m", "1Gi")}},
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -217,7 +230,7 @@ func TestExceedUsageCPU(t *testing.T) {
 		ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "123", Namespace: namespace},
 		Spec: api.PodSpec{
 			Volumes:    []api.Volume{{Name: "vol"}},
-			Containers: []api.Container{{Name: "ctr", Image: "image", Memory: resource.MustParse("1Gi"), CPU: resource.MustParse("500m")}},
+			Containers: []api.Container{{Name: "ctr", Image: "image", Resources: getResourceRequirements("500m", "1Gi")}},
 		}}
 	_, err := IncrementUsage(admission.NewAttributesRecord(newPod, namespace, "pods", "CREATE"), status, client)
 	if err == nil {
@@ -234,7 +247,7 @@ func TestExceedUsagePods(t *testing.T) {
 					ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "123", Namespace: namespace},
 					Spec: api.PodSpec{
 						Volumes:    []api.Volume{{Name: "vol"}},
-						Containers: []api.Container{{Name: "ctr", Image: "image", Memory: resource.MustParse("1Gi"), CPU: resource.MustParse("100m")}},
+						Containers: []api.Container{{Name: "ctr", Image: "image", Resources: getResourceRequirements("100m", "1Gi")}},
 					},
 				},
 			},