ding-bottom:45.55366354432676%><a data-skipendnotes=true href=/v1.20/blog/2020/new-deployment-model/multiple-external-Istiods.svg title="Multiple single clusters Istio meshes with Istiod outside"><img class=element-to-stretch src=/v1.20/blog/2020/new-deployment-model/multiple-external-Istiods.svg alt="Istio meshes in single clusters with Istiod outside"></a></div><figcaption>Multiple single clusters with multiple Istiod control planes in an external control plane cluster</figcaption></figure><p>In this case