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title: Data Plane
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test: n/a
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The data plane is the part of the mesh that directly handles and routes traffic between workload instances.
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In {{< gloss >}}sidecar{{< /gloss >}} mode, Istio's data plane uses [Envoy](/docs/reference/glossary/#envoy) proxies deployed as sidecars to mediate and control all traffic that your mesh services send and receive.
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In {{< gloss >}}ambient{{< /gloss >}} mode, Istio's data plane uses node-level {{< gloss >}}ztunnel{{< /gloss >}} proxies deployed as a DaemonSet to mediate and control all traffic that your mesh services send and receive.
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