therwise, the steps are the same as for outbound traffic.</p><figure style=width:100%><div class=wrapper-with-intrinsic-ratio style=padding-bottom:70.817843866171%><a data-skipendnotes=true href=/v1.14/blog/2022/merbridge/3.png title="Processing Inbound Traffic"><img class=element-to-stretch src=/v1.14/blog/2022/merbridge/3.png alt="Processing Inbound Traffic"></a></div><figcaption>Processing Inbound Traffic</figcaption></figure><h3 id=same-node-acceleration>Same-node acceleration</h3><p>Theoretically, acce