endpointIP = strings.ReplaceAll(endpointIP, ":", ".")
	}

	// As above, we use "/" to separate parts of the name, and "__" to separate the
	// "service" part from the "endpoint" part.
	name := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/%s/%s__%s/%s",
		servicePortName.NamespacedName.Namespace,
		servicePortName.NamespacedName.Name,
		protocol,
		servicePortName.Port,
		endpointIP,
		endpointPort,
	)

	endpointsChanges *proxy.EndpointsChangeTracker
	serviceChanges   *proxy.ServiceChangeTracker

	mu           sync.Mutex // protects the following fields
	svcPortMap   proxy.ServicePortMap
	endpointsMap proxy.EndpointsMap
	nodeLabels   map[string]string
	// endpointSlicesSynced, and servicesSynced are set to true
	// when corresponding objects are synced after startup. This is used to avoid