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Ctrip Technology

Jul 14, 2022 · Cloud Native

Ctrip Service Mesh Performance Optimization and Practices

This article details Ctrip's large‑scale Service Mesh deployment using Istio, analyzes control‑plane performance bottlenecks such as pilot concurrency and configuration push latency, and presents a series of optimizations—including namespace isolation, concurrent ServiceEntry processing, incremental EnvoyFilter handling, and pilot configuration tweaks—that dramatically improve init‑context and push times while supporting thousands of services.

KubernetesPerformance OptimizationSidecar

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Ctrip Service Mesh Performance Optimization and Practices

360 Tech Engineering

May 16, 2019 · Cloud Native

Introduction to Istio Service Mesh and the Pilot Component Architecture

This article introduces the fundamentals of Istio as a service mesh, explains its data‑plane and control‑plane architecture, and details the roles of the Pilot component—including pilot‑agent and pilot‑discovery—in providing service discovery, traffic management, and integration with Kubernetes for microservice deployments.

EnvoyKubernetescloud native

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Introduction to Istio Service Mesh and the Pilot Component Architecture

360 Zhihui Cloud Developer

May 15, 2019 · Cloud Native

Understanding Istio Service Mesh: Architecture, Pilot, and Data Plane

This article explains how Istio simplifies microservice management by providing a full service‑mesh solution—including service discovery, load balancing, fault recovery, telemetry, and traffic control—while detailing its architecture, the roles of the data and control planes, and the functions of the Pilot components.

Kubernetescloud nativeistio

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Understanding Istio Service Mesh: Architecture, Pilot, and Data Plane