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Communication Models

Understand how communication models like point-to-point and publish-subscribe function in distributed systems. Learn the differences in implementations using message queues and event logs to manage data transfer and application interactions efficiently.

Communication models

Message queues and event logs can enable two different forms of communication, known as point-to-point and publish-subscribe.

The point-to-point model

The point-to-point model is used when we need to connect only two applications.

Note: Point-to-point refers to the number of applications, not the actual servers. Every application on each side might consist of multiple servers that produce and consume messages concurrently.

The publish-subscribe model

The ...