Understanding REN Servers

This section discusses REN servers.

The REN server, an application server domain process, is essential to PeopleSoft MultiChannel Framework (MCF) architecture. MCF events are sent to REN servers, which deliver them to recipients of those topics.

REN servers are also used by other PeopleSoft applications to push event notifications to users, such as the Reporting Window output option and the Optimization Progress Window.

The REN server is a modified web server using the HTTP 1.0 or 1.1 communications protocol. Communication with MCF server processes and browser windows is bidirectional because they maintain persistent connections to the REN server. Events can be sent proactively to browser windows without polling or page refreshes.