Unwired Platform Architecture

The Unwired Platform architecture includes several major components associated with tiers: server tier, data tier, and client tier.

Server tier – Integrates the server components with back-end enterprise systems, data access and transaction services, device and application deployment, and system management functionality.
Data tier – Stores data retrieved from the backend data sources and other runtime related metadata.
Client tier – Consists of device applications built on top of the Unwired Platform client runtime.

You can employ different secure application communication styles—replication and messaging—between the client and the server tiers.

Relay Server
Relay Server enables secure, load-balanced communication between mobile devices and the Unwired Server cluster. Across-the-firewall deployment occurs without opening any internal firewall ports for enterprise mobilization and ensures that data is secure while in transit.
Afaria Server
As a separately licensed and installed component, Afaria Server provides enterprise level device application deployment and device management. Integrated with Unwired Server, the solution supports end-to-end management and security of devices, and over-the-air and push-based deployment of device applications.

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