itoring, and more, with <a href=/v1.9/docs/tasks/observability/distributed-tracing/overview/#trace-context-propagation>few</a> or no code changes
in service code. You add Istio support to services by deploying a special sidecar proxy throughout your environment that intercepts all network communication
between microservices, then configure and manage Istio using its control plane functionality, which includes:</p><ul><li><p>Automatic load balancing for HTTP, gRPC, WebSocket, and TCP traffic.</p></li><li><p>