Enterprise Integration Patterns: Designing, Building, and Deploying Messaging Solutions (Addison-Wesley Signature Series (Fowler))

by Hohpe Gregor

[Kahn] described Kahn Process Networks in 1974 as a set of parallel processes that are connected by unbounded FIFO (First-In, First-Out) channels. [Garlan] contains a good chapter on different architectural styles, including Pipes and Filters. [Monroe] gives a detailed treatment of the relationships between architectural styles and design patterns.