Patent ID: 7039050

Claim:
A system for enabling message transfer comprising: an intra-process messaging switch, coupled to a message transfer system, for communicating with the message transfer system in accordance with a protocol of the message transfer system and coupled to at least two message source links to enable the exchange of data between a message source and the message transfer system responsive to issuance of message source independent commands; a command set of message source independent commands to be issued from the intra-process messaging switch that enables the intra-process messaging switch to issue configuration, control, command, and data processing directives to the at least two message source links, such command set usable by a system administrator of a message source to enable a switch to transfer data to a message source link without requiring the switch to be aware of any message source specific functionality; and the at least two message source links coupled to message sources of different types and the intra-process messaging switch, wherein each message source link translates messages into formats compatible with the message source type of the message source to which the message source link is coupled in response to receiving message source independent commands.