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Co-authored-by: Vladislav Sharapov <vladislav.sharapov@proton.me>
Co-authored-by: Jeff Boruszak <104028618+boruszak@users.noreply.github.com>
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@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Service discovery provides benefits for all organizations, ranging from simplifi
- Faster deployment times achieved by high-speed discovery
- Automated service registration and de-registration
## How does a service mesh work?
## How does service discovery work?
Service discovery uses a service's identity instead of traditional access information (IP address and port). This allows you to dynamically map services and track any changes within a service catalog. Service consumers (users or other services) then use DNS to dynamically retrieve other service's access information from the service catalog. The lifecycle of a service may look like the following: