Istio Service Mesh
Istio Service Mesh
📖 Definition
Istio is an open-source service mesh platform providing capabilities such as traffic management, security, and observability. It consists of a control plane (istiod) and a data plane (Envoy proxies), making it the preferred solution for enterprise-grade service meshes.
🔗 How Higress Uses This
Higress is built on Istio and Envoy, reusing Istio's control plane capabilities while being deeply optimized and enhanced for gateway scenarios.
💡 Examples
- 1 Istio VirtualService defines traffic routing rules
- 2 Istio supports automatic mTLS encryption for inter-service communication
- 3 Kiali provides a visual management interface for Istio
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❓ FAQ
What is Istio Service Mesh?
Istio is an open-source service mesh platform providing capabilities such as traffic management, security, and observability. It consists of a control plane (istiod) and a data plane (Envoy proxies), making it the preferred solution for enterprise-grade service meshes.
How does Higress support Istio Service Mesh?
Higress is built on Istio and Envoy, reusing Istio's control plane capabilities while being deeply optimized and enhanced for gateway scenarios.
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