{"id":12331,"date":"2019-07-04T03:07:28","date_gmt":"2019-07-04T08:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mirrorfly.com\/?p=12331"},"modified":"2026-02-13T15:51:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T10:21:42","slug":"xmpp-use-cases-for-scalable-chat-platform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mirrorfly.com\/blog\/xmpp-use-cases-for-scalable-chat-platform\/","title":{"rendered":"20 XMPP Use Cases – One Stop Destination for Building Effective Chat Platform"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

XMPP, an Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol, helps to build a real time chat application<\/a>. XMPP provides open and decentralized instant messaging services. As the name indicates, it is a highly extendable protocol formerly known as Jabber protocol. To exchange the information, XMPP uses Extensible Markup language (XML) as the base format.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The core XMPP protocol streams XML over the network. That is, any kind of custom functionality can be quickly built over the top layer of a basic open protocol. These open protocols use a chunk of XML nodes. They transfer from one node to another node for all types of data exchange.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>XMPP Architecture<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

XMPP protocol supports the transmission of current data wherein, was referred to as Jabbar due to its extensible and open sourced features. The architecture of XMPP is very much similar to email; so if anyone wants to run their own XMPP server, they can go ahead by enabling the individual and organization to take control over their communication experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As XMPP addresses are globally addressable as it facilitates routing processes across the globe. Thus, it allows full-duplex exchange of data and eventually processes the request between globally addressable clients and servers on the network. The applications that are on XMPP include WhatsApp and Gtalk. It makes use of a decentralized architecture. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To be much brief about XMPP architecture,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A simple XMPP architecture, consisting of a server and two clients<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In this case, every client acts as part of a common domain where the servers can also communicate for routing between domains. Mostly, these gateways are preferred in terms of translation between foreign messaging domains and protocols.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) is an original protocol of XMPP, that uses open ended XML streams using XML messages over long lived TCP connections. Sometimes, there might be restricted firewalls that block the XMPP, wherein, cant serve towards the web application as well as users behind restricted firewalls. As a solution to the entire architecture, XMPP community also contributes towards the HTTP transport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whenever the client uses HTTP, the firewall allows the clients to fetch and post messages without any interruption. As a result, whenever XMPP is blocked, a server can listen on to HTTP port normally and passon the traffic without an issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A more complex XMPP architecture, including XMPP gateways <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This is wherein, an XMPP network with gateways communicated via a Short Message Service (SMS) domain and an SMTP domain. However, they are mostly used in the context to translate between Intant messaging protocols such as XMPP to Internet Relay Chat [IRC]).<\/p>\n\n\n

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As an extensible protocol, XMPP is considered to be the foundation for protocols that provide universal connectivity amongst different endpoint protocols. When it\u2019s about client-to-server session, an XMPP gateway permits the termination by initiating a new session targeting the endpoint protocol including the necessary protocol translation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why XMPP is Best protocol for chat applications?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n