Architecture: How it works - XSockets/XSockets.NET-4.0 GitHub Wiki

Architecture: How it works

The architecture for XSockets.NET is simple yet powerful. Each client connects to a protocol, the protocol will then allow communication over n controllers. So you can multiplex over several controller on one connection. This architecture enables communication cross-protocol as well as cross-controller.

Different clients have different capabilities, browsers for example have the RFC6455 (websockets) protocol implemented, but other things devices might talk a protocol that you have created. Since XSockets allows “cross-protocol communication” all connected clients can communicate with each other very easily.

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Basics

The "orange" clients are clients libraries written by XSockets.NET and the yellow clients are examples of what we have easily connected with custom protocols.

You may also notice that XSockets enables not only cross-protocol communication, but also cross-controller communication so that you can call a method on another controller. Or even send data to client on another controller with a single line of code.

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