IXIA CCMS architecture

The IXIA CCMS solution is comprised of client and server components.

Figure: Client and server component interactions
Diagram of CCMS component interactions
Table 1. Client components

Item

Description

IXIA CCMS Web

A hosted web client, accessed from an Internet browser, that allows content contributors and reviewers to create, edit, and review content from the incorporated Oxygen XML Web Author interface

IXIA CCMS Desktop

An Eclipse-based client that provides a graphical user interface (GUI) with the full suite of IXIA CCMS functions, including authoring, reviewing, localizing, and publishing

Table 2. Server components

Item

Function

IXIA TEXTML Server

Acts as a native XML database to combine a reliable document repository with powerful search functions for the IXIA CCMS content and manages the docbase

Docbase

Acts as a central storage location for workgroup configurations and all the IXIA CCMS DITA content, such as maps or topics, and non-DITA content, such as images, PDF files, or videos

IXIA CCMS Output Generator

Acts a centralized server during the transformation of DITA content to a specified output type, such as PDF, HTML, XML, or CHM

IXIA CCMS Scheduler

Schedules and executes tasks such as output generation, notifications, or activity report creation, and is similar to a Windows task scheduler or a Linux cron daemon

IXIA CCMS Web Server

Contains the CCMS Application Server and IXIA CCMS Web applications, which allow users to edit and review content with the CCMS Web client

Oxygen Server OEM version plus MadCap Software plugin

Delivers information back and forth between IXIA CCMS Web and the IXIA CCMS Web Server

Apache or Microsoft IIS reverse proxy

Provides SSL encryption between the web browsers of end users and the CCMS Web Server

Authentication Server and SMTP Server

Accesses external services provided by the customer