Introduction
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Introduction Ingress Gateway
The Ingress Gateway serves as the secure entry point for external traffic into the service mesh, providing:
- Centralized traffic management at mesh edge
- Advanced L4/L7 protocol support
- Decoupled traffic routing rules management
- Enhanced observability and security controls
Unlike Kubernetes Ingress, it enables granular traffic routing with service mesh capabilities while maintaining operational flexibility.
Limitations
- Requires Envoy proxy deployment at edge
- Tier1-Tier2 hierarchy needs predefined network topology
- L7 features require HTTP/HTTPS protocol selection
- TLS termination configuration separate from service policies