企业服务总线(Enterprise Service Bus,ESB)是基于SOA思想的企业应用集成的基础软件架构。IDC将ESB定义为:基于开放的标准消息总线,用于通过标准的适配器和接口,来提供各程序和组件之间的互操作功能。它支持相互独立的异构环境中的服务、消息及基于事件的交互,并且具有适当的服务级别和可管理性。
An Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) is an architectural pattern and a key enabler in implementing the infrastructure for a service-oriented architecture (SOA). Real-world experience has demonstrated that an ESB is only one of many components required to