IBM MQ V8 Features and Enhancements

Topic host routed publish/subscribe

Before IBM MQ V8, you could implement a distributed publish/subscribe in one of two ways:

•By creating a topic hierarchy

•By implementing publish/subscribe in a queue manager cluster

MQ V8 now offers two ways of setting up clustered publish/subscribe. In contrast to the established method, now known as direct routing, you can implement topic host routing that uses a “hub” model for message distribution.

This chapter investigates topic host routing scenarios and adaptability to different situations, and provides ...