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    The document discusses the publisher-subscriber communication model, which consists of a publisher that produces information and subscribers that listen for information from publishers. There are two parts - subscription, where subscribers register their interest with publishers, and data publishing, where information is disseminated. This can be implemented via either a pull model, where subscribers pull information from publishers, or a push model, where publishers proactively push information to subscribers. The main advantage is it reduces network traffic compared to a request-response model.

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    BITS Pilani: Publisher-Subscriber Communication Model

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    The document discusses the publisher-subscriber communication model, which consists of a publisher that produces information and subscribers that listen for information from publishers. There are two parts - subscription, where subscribers register their interest with publishers, and data publishing, where information is disseminated. This can be implemented via either a pull model, where subscribers pull information from publishers, or a push model, where publishers proactively push information to subscribers. The main advantage is it reduces network traffic compared to a request-response model.

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    BITS Pilani BITS Pilani

    Pilani | Dubai | Goa | Hyderabad

    Publisher-Subscriber Communication Model


    Publisher-Subscriber Communication
    Model BITS Pilani

    Recap - Client server model Server

    • A set of clients and a set of


    servers request
    response
    request
    request
    • Clients establish
    communication with the
    servers Client Client Client Client

    • Request-response based

    • Variant of P2P
    communication model
    Publisher-Subscriber Communication
    Model BITS Pilani

    • A publisher entity
    • A subscriber entity

    • Publisher - produces information which


    they post into the network
    • Subscriber - one or a group of nodes
    that listen to information sources

    • Data oriented model


    • What information does the subscribers
    get from the publishers?
    Publisher-Subscriber Communication
    Model BITS Pilani

    Subscriptions
    • Static or Dynamic
    • Static subscription could be
    controlled via configurations
    • Dynamic configurations
    could be achieved via
    special messages

    Main advantage
    • Reduces network traffic
    Publisher-Subscriber Communication
    Model BITS Pilani

    • Two parts in the publisher-


    subscriber model
    (i) the subscription part
    (ii) the actual data publishing part

    • Subscription of subscribers with


    the publishers is achieved via
    client-server communication
    based on confirmed services

    • Needed because information


    dissemination happens based
    on the subscriptions
    Publisher-Subscriber Communication
    Model BITS Pilani

    • Publishers are unware of the existence of the


    subscribers

    • Two ways for implementing publisher-subscriber


    model

    i. Pull model - information is pulled from the publisher


    by the subscribers

    ii. Push model - information is pushed out to the


    subscribers by the publisher
    Publisher-Subscriber Communication
    Model BITS Pilani

    Pull Model
    • Consists of a publishing manager also
    • Triggers the publishing action
    • Requests the publisher to publish certain information via a
    unicast message
    • Publishers distribute the information to the subscribers via a
    multicast
    • Interaction between
    publishing manager
    and publisher –
    confirmed
    request/response
    service
    Publisher-Subscriber Communication
    Model BITS Pilani

    Push Model
    • Publishers themselves distribute the information to the
    subscribers
    • No external trigger or publishing manager
    • Information dissemination could be periodic or even-driven

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