ins. Istio mesh operators can now run Istio control planes for mesh admins while mesh admins can still control the configuration of the control plane without worrying about installing or managing the control 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=/v1.20/docs/setup/install/istioctl/#install-istio-using-the-default-profile>default installation profile</a>, you will