Two patterns for distributed systems
Eduardo B. Fernández, Nobukazu Yoshioka · 2011
Hironori Washizaki, Waseda University/GRACE Center, National Institute of Informatics, 3-4-1, Okubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan, [email protected] present two common patterns for distributed systems: Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) and Distributed Publish/Subscribe (P/S). ESB defines a common bus structure that provides basic brokerage functions as well as a set of other appropriate services. The ESB has been used mostly for web services but it can be used for any distributed system. The P/S realizes a system structure where subscribers register to receive events produced by a publisher. The P/S has been described usually in a centralized environment and we emphasize here its distributed nature. These patterns are mainly intended for web services application and distributed systems architects and designers. In those applications, the ESB and the Distributed P/S are architectural units that need to be combined with other architectural units.