# istio_max-rps-xds.yaml
apiVersion: release-notes/v2
kind: feature
area: traffic-management
issues:
- 35263
releaseNotes:
- |
  **Improved** the default `PILOT_MAX_REQUESTS_PER_SECOND`, which limits the number of **new** XDS connections per second,
  to 25 (from 100). This has been shown to improve performance under high load.