Network diagram showing multiple Kubernetes clusters connected through an Istio ambient mesh with ztunnel and waypoint components.

Architecting Multi-Cluster Service Mesh with Istio Ambient Mode and eBPF

A practical architecture guide to running Istio Ambient Mode across multiple Kubernetes clusters, with eBPF-powered data planes handling L4 and waypoint proxies owning L7.

September 3, 2026 · 12 min · 2493 words · martinuke0
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