Technical System Landscape 

This section describes the technical system landscape of the usage type MI and discusses the components involved.
The following figure shows the main components of an MI landscape and the communication between these components:

The infrastructure consists of a server component and a client component. The client component provides a runtime for the mobile applications and the mobile device. It offers generic services by means of an API, which the mobile applications can access. The server component incorporates the application server for ABAP and Java and handles the receipt and transfer of data to and from the client and application back end. It also contains all the monitoring and software logistics tools for Mobile Infrastructure.

The following table contains more information on the components in the landscape:

Components	See …
Application Back End	The back end of a mobile application comprises Customizing and repository objects. Both kinds of objects are transported using the standard mechanisms of the SAP Change & Transport System.
MI Server Component	The MI Server Component consists of the SAP MI J2EE and the SAP MI ABAP Server Component. It covers the following functional areas: ·        Software logistics ·        Synchronization ·        System monitoring ·        Generic services
MI Client Component	The MI Client Component provides a mobile application with the following services: ·        UI programming models ·        Framework services

For more technical information, see System Architecture and also the Technical Infrastructure Guide for Mobile Infrastructure on the SAP Service Marketplace at service.sap.com/nw-mi  ®  Media Library  ®  Documentation and Guides.