Databus

Definition
A databus is

"data-centric information sharing technology that implements a virtual, global data space, where applications exchange data."

Overview
Key characteristics of a databus are:


 * the applications directly interface with the operational data
 * the databus implementation interprets and selectively filters the data, and
 * the databus implementation imposes rules and manages quality of service (QoS) parameters, such as rate, reliability and security of data flow.