Network architecture |
This section presents the details of the SoftExpert Suite network architecture. See the diagram below:
Picture 5 - SE Suite network architecture
As shown in the diagram in Picture 5, the communication between the layers, performed through TCP/IP networks, uses specific protocols for each situation. See below the description of each used protocol:
Table 2 - Protocols and Default Ports used by SoftExpert Suite
ProtocolsSee below the protocols used by SoftExpert Suite and their purposes: ▪HTTPS is used in requests made by the customer; ▪Native Client, Provider and JDBC are used in requests made to the database (only through the business layer); ▪SMB, NFS are used to view and store documents in a directory(1)(2); ▪SMTP is used for sending notification e-mails through SoftExpert Suite. ▪SAML, LDAP, and NTLMv2 are used to authenticate the users in the SoftExpert Suite.
Load BalancingSoftExpert Suite was designed and developed in a way that layers and services may operate independently. That way, the system is able to operate both in single and multiple servers, thus enabling load balancing.
Picture 6 - Scenario with services distributed in different servers |