 plane. This model is transparent to mesh users.</p><h2 id=external-control-plane-deployment-model>External control plane deployment model</h2><p>After installing Istio using the <a href=/v1.11/docs/setup/install/istioctl/#install-istio-using-the-default-profile>default installation profile</a>, you will have an Istiod control plane installed in a single cluster like the diagram below:</p><figure style=width:100%><div class=wrapper-with-intrinsic-ratio style=padding-bottom:40.78842240615207%><a data-skipend