 from remote clusters to their corresponding Istiod control planes. To learn more about this, check out <a href=https://github.com/istio/istio/wiki/External-Istiod-single-cluster-steps#deploy-istio-mesh-on-external-control-plane-cluster-to-manage-traffic-to-istiod-deployments>these steps</a>.</p><h2 id=conclusion>Conclusion</h2><p>The external control plane deployment model enables the Istio control plane to be run and managed by mesh operators who have operational expertise in Istio, and provides a clean s