University of Science, VNU-HCM

Faculty of Information Technology

Software Architecture
Assoc. Prof. TRAN Minh Triet
Department of Software Engineering
 Nội dung

❖ Introduction
❖ Multi-layer Architecture
❖ Multi-tier Architecture

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 1-layer

User I/O
Event Handler
User Interface Main Logic
Data Processor

Data X 3
 2-layer

User I/O
EventI/O
Handler
User Interface Event
MainHandler
Logic
Data Processor

Data X 4
 3-layer

User
I/O
User Interface Event Handler

Main Logic
X DataProcessor
Data Processor

DL_X

Data X 5
 Layers?

❖ GUI (Presentation) Layer

❖ Business Logic Layer
❖ Data Access Layer

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 Communication between laysers

GUI

Business logic

Data Access

Data
Raw data, data rows…

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 Communication between laysers

GUI

Business logic

Data Access

Data Transfer Object (DTO)

Data
Raw data, data rows

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 Multi-layer Architecture

❖ Decoupling
❖ Re-usability
❖ Responsibility - Delegation

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 Exception Handling

GUI

Error messages
Errors while
treating data input GUI layer Error Handling

Thrown business
exceptions Log
Business
Errors while
treating in
business layer Business Error Handling

Database error codes

Database errors Database Error Handling

while executing
Database (controlled by DBMS)
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 1-tier, 3-layer

Physical view Logical view

GUI

Application + Data Business logic

Data Access

Data

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 2-tier, 3-layer

Physical view Logical view

Client tier GUI

Business logic

Data Access

Data
Data tier

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 3-tier, 3-layer

Presentation tier Browsers GUI

Local clients

Logical view
Web Server

Web Server Application Web

Business logic

Business tier
Data Access

Data tier Data

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Physical tiers

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Physical tiers

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“Tiers of layers”

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Business Layer at Storage Tier

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Business Layer at Client Tier

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Example

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 Example

Presentation
Layer

Business
Layer

Data Access
Layer

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 Example

Presentation
Layer

Business
Layer

Data Access
Layer

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 Example

Presentation
Layer

Business
Layer
WS client Web service
Data Access
Layer

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 Example

Presentation
Layer

WS client Web service

Business
Layer

Data Access
Layer

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 Example

Presentation
Layer

WS client Web service

Business
Layer

Data Access
Layer

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 Example

Presentation
Layer

WS client Web service

Business
Layer
WS client Web service
Data Access
Layer

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