1.6. Red Hat JBoss Data Grid Cache Architecture

Red Hat JBoss Data Grid's cache infrastructure depicts the individual elements and their interaction with each other in each JBoss Data Grid Usage Mode (Library and Remote Client-Server). For clarity, each cache architecture diagram is separated into two parts:

In Remote Client-Server mode, the Application does not directly interact with the cache. Additionally, the Application usually resides in a different JVM, on different physical host, or does not need to be a Java Application. In this case, the Application uses a Cache Client that communicates with a remote JBoss Data Grid Server over the network using one of the supported protocols such as Memcached, Hot Rod, or REST. The appropriate server module handles the communication on the server side. When a request is sent to the server remotely, it translates the protocol back to the concrete operations performed on the cache component to store and retrieve data.