Real World Integration Challenges and Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)

1. Real World Integration Challenges
and Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)
Khan
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2. Software Integration
Software integration means to
assemble the existing applications and
data sources to fulfill the growing
requirements of an enterprise.
Also known as:
Enterprise Application Integration (EAI)
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3. Benefits of Software Integration
Cost saving
Time saving
Rapid adaptation to new changes
Better customer and self service
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4. Integration Patterns
Peer-to-Peer
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5. Integration Patterns
Client-Server / Hub ‘n Spoke
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6. Integration Patterns
Pipeline
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7. Integration Patterns
Enterprise Application Network
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8. Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)
resource, also known as service, is the
primary structuring element and building
block in SOA.
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SOA is an enterprise-scale architecture
for linking resources on demand. A

9. Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)
Services are discrete sets of functionality
that are loosely coupled but can be used
together in order to fulfill a business need.
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10. Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)
Check
Balance
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11. Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)
Withdraw Cash
Cash Withdrawal
Service
Update Balance
Check Balance
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12. Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)
Withdraw Cash
Cash Withdrawal
Service
Update Balance
Check Balance
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13. Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)
An Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) is a
middleware that connects different
applications and/or services together and
allows them to communicate with each
other.
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14. Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)
Enterprise Service Bus
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15. Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)
Key features:
Intelligent Routing
Reliable Messaging
Data Transformation
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16. Mule ESB
Mule ESB is a lightweight Java-based ESB
and integration
developers to
platform that allows
connect applications
together quickly and easily, enabling them
to exchange data.
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17. Mule ESB
Mule ESB
existing
enables easy integration of
systems, regardless of the
different technologies that the applications
use, including JMS, Web Services, JDBC,
HTTP, and more.
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18. Why Mule?
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19. Mule ESB
Reasons to use Mule ESB:
Open Source
Platform Independent
Service Hosting/Creation
Service Mediation
Multi-protocol support
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20. Mule ESB
Reasons to use Mule ESB:
Transparent
Vendor-neutral
API independent
Supports POJO (Plain Old Java Object)
Multiple Topologies
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21. Mule ESB
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22. Mule ESB
Routers
Filters
Transformers
Endpoints
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23. Mule Configuration
XML File
Model
Service
Inbound
Outbound
Component
Transformer
Transformer
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24. Mule Example
A Basic Example:
Inbound: Standard Input Console
Outbound: Standard Output Console
Component: POJO
Connector
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25. Mule Example
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26. Mule Example
Loan Broker
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27. Mule Example
Loan BrokerStandard
I/O Console
POJO
Web Services
SOAP/Http
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28. Mule ESB
String
Long
Double
Int
Name;
CNIC;
Amount;
Duration_In_Months;
Customer Inputs:
Somename,123456,15000,5
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29. Mule ESB
Loan Broker Input:
LoanQuoteRequest
Name : String
CNIC : Long
Amount : Double
Duration : Integer
AgencyResponse : String
Loan Broker Output:
Bank-1 has the lowest quote of 4.4%
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30. Mule ESB
Bank’s Input
CNIC : Amount : Duration : AgencyResponse
123456789:15000:2:“Eligible”
Bank’s Output
0.442354
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31. Mule Example
Loan Broker
Standard
I/O Console
Web Services
SOAP/Http
POJO
FTP
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32. References
http://www.eaipatterns.com/eaipatterns.html
http://www.mulesoft.com/mule-esb-open-source-esb
http://www.mulesoft.org/documentation/display/MULE2INTRO/Home
http://www.mulesoft.org/esb-integration-resources
http://hillside.net/plop/plop2002/final/Enterprise%20Integration%20Pattern
s%20-%20PLoP%20Final%20Draft%203.pdf
http://oss.org.cn/ossdocs/soa/mule/1.3/LoanBroker%20ESB_attachments/ja
vazone-2005-mule-real-world-old.ppt
ftp://service.boulder.ibm.com/s390/audio/pdfs/G224-7298-
00_FinalMigratetoSOA.pdf
http://sei.pku.edu.cn/~huanggang/ibmcourse/2006/SOA.pdf
http://domino.research.ibm.com/library/cyberdig.nsf/papers/C4123D8EF6D
3234E852573A3005C7161/$File/rc24437.pdf
http://www.nitrd.gov/subcommittee/sdp/vanderbilt/position_papers/steven
_ray_the_future_of_software.pdf
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