FTP Transport  File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a standard network protocol

used to transfer files from one host to another host over a TCP-based network,
such as the Internet.

FTP Adapter  FTP adapters enables you to exchange (read and write) files on
local file systems and remote file systems (through use of the file transfer
protocol (FTP)). The file contents can be both XML and non-XML data formats.

File System

FTP Adapter

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End User/Service
FTP Adapter in EAI:

The FTP adapter enables an FTP application to be integrated with other

applications. The FTP adapter is useful in all Enterprise Application
Integration (EAI) environments that use FTP. EAI is the integration of
applications and business processes within the same company.

The FTP adapter can monitor incoming messages which are in the form of
FTP files placed in a remote FTP server or on local file systems. The FTP
adapter is also capable of sending messages to remote FTP servers by proxy
host.