bling ambient mode, we don&rsquo;t have to restart pods anymore which enables Istio to play a better role in various scenarios.</p><p>There are many blogs, which can be found in the <a href=/v1.21/blog/2023/traffic-for-ambient-and-sidecar/#reference-resources>Reference Resources</a> section of this blog, that introduce and analyze ambient, and this blog will analyze the network traffic path in Istio ambient and sidecar modes.</p><p>To clarify the network traffic paths and make it easier to understand, this 