ord to
<code>productpage.ns1.svc.cluster.local</code> as part of this DNS response, as
well as the <code>A/AAAA</code> record for
<code>productpage.ns1.svc.cluster.local</code>. The application receiving this
response can now extract the IP address immediately and proceed to
establishing a TCP connection to that IP. <em>The smart DNS proxy in the
Istio agent dramatically cuts down the number of DNS queries from 12
to just 2!</em></p><h3 id=vms-to-kubernetes-integration>VMs to Kubernetes integration</h3><p>S