<code>Gateway</code> can be used to model an edge-proxy or a purely internal proxy
as shown in the first figure. Irrespective of the location, all gateways
can be configured and controlled in the same way.</p><h3 id=virtualservice><code>VirtualService</code></h3><p>Replacing route rules with something called &ldquo;virtual services” might seem peculiar at first, but in reality it’s
fundamentally a much better name for what is being configured, especially after redesigning the API to address the
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