ct as the
control plane for <a href="/docs/reference/glossary/#remote-cluster">remote clusters</a>.</p>
'>primary clusters</span> in the mesh, leading to a lack of separation between the mesh operator and the mesh admin. Istio 1.7 introduces a new <span class=term data-title="External Control Plane" data-body='<p>An external control plane is a <a href="/docs/reference/glossary/#control-plane">control plane</a>
that externally manages mesh workloads running in their own <a href="/docs/reference/glossary/#clu