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Publish/subscribe (pub/sub)

A messaging pattern in which publishers send messages to named subjects, topics, or channels and subscribers receive messages matching their interests. Producers and consumers do not need direct knowledge of one another.

Publish/subscribe (pub/sub)

A messaging pattern in which publishers send messages to named subjects, topics, or channels and subscribers receive messages matching their interests. Producers and consumers do not need direct knowledge of one another.

Smart-city relevance: Scales well for distributed sensors, event systems, and data integration.

Related: Broker; topic; event bus

Messaging, MQTT, and Publish/Subscribe Protocols · Source page 24

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