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Sun Java System Communications Services 6 2005Q1 Deployment Planning Guide 

Chapter 26
Developing a Communications Express Architecture

This chapter contains Communications Express basic deployment architectures. Depending on the features you want to implement in your deployment, you will need to install different sets of hosts and other networking infrastructure.

This chapter contains the following sections:


Basic Communications Express Architecture

This basic Communications Express architecture provides Calendar, Address Book, and Mail modules in a web container on a single host. Messenger Express is the standalone web interface mail application that uses the HTTP service of the Messaging Server. Messenger Express is deployed on the same system as the Calendar and Address Book modules.

To provide this basic functionality, you need to install the following components:

In this example:

The following figure shows the basic Communications Express architecture.

Figure 26-1  Basic Communications Express Architecture

This diagram shows a basic Communications Express deployment example.

The following table explains the protocols and port numbers used by this architecture.

Table 26-1  Protocols And Ports Used by Basic Communications Express Deployment Architecture

Protocol

Port

Used By

SMTP

25

Messaging Server MTA component to communicate with other systems, and Calendar Server (csenpd) components for email notifications

HTTP

80

Internet users to communicate with Communications Express front-end, and Communications Express to communicate with Messaging Server

HTTP

81

Calendar Express on Communications Express to communicate with Calendar Server

MSHTTP

82

Internet users to communicate with Messenger Express

LDAP

389

Messaging Server and Calendar Server to communicate with LDAP directory


Communications Express on Remote Host Architecture

Figure 26-2 shows a Communications Express architecture for both intranet and Internet users. The intranet users log on to the Communications Express back-end host. The Internet users log on to the Communications Express front-end host in the DMZ, which then communicates with the back-end host. Single sign-on is enabled on the back-end host.

You install the front-end host with the following components:

You install the back-end with the following components:

Figure 26-2 shows the Communications Express on remote host architecture.

Figure 26-2  Communications Express on Remote Host Architecture

This diagram shows an example deployment of Communications Express on a remote host.

The following table explains the protocols and port numbers used by this architecture.

Table 26-2  Protocols And Ports Used by Communications Express Remote Host Deployment Example

Protocol

Port

Used By

HTTP

80

Internet users to communicate with the Communications Express front-end host in the DMZ

HTTP

81

Messaging Express Multiplexor (MEM) on the Communications Express front-end host in the DMZ to communicate with Messenger Express on the back-end host behind the DMZ

HTTP

82

Communications Express on the back-end host to communicate with Calendar Server, also on the back-end host

LDAP

389

Messaging Server and Calendar Server to communicate with LDAP directory

HTTP

8081

Communications Express on the front-end host to communicate with Calendar Server on the back-end host



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