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doc(arhcitecture): Update router mesh description
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The Router Mesh publishes [Applications][] to consumers.
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Each [router][] in the mesh is a configurable software load balancer designed to expose
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[containers][] running in the data plane.
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Routers track healthy containers using a distributed, watchable store like `etcd`.
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Each [router][] in the mesh is a dynamically configured Nginx web server designed to route inbound
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traffic to the appropriate Kubernetes services for applications running in the data and control
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planes. Additionally, routers perform typical web server responsibilities such as SSL termination
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and gzip compression.
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Any changes to router configuration or certificates are applied within seconds.
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