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Introduction Global Rate Limiting for Services

The Global Rate Limiting module protects services from overload in high-concurrency scenarios through intelligent traffic control. It enables:

  • Prevention of service breakdowns during traffic spikes
  • Fine-grained access control via multi-dimensional rules
  • Safe capacity planning through shadow mode analysis

Limitations

  • Requires Redis cluster integration pre-configured
  • Sidecar injection mandatory for target services
  • Maximum 1 global policy per service
  • Regex matching supports RE2 syntax only
  • Shadow mode data retention period: 7 days