Integrating with WebSphere DataPower as a push notification proxy

Use IBM® WebSphere® DataPower® as a gateway and proxy for pushing outbound notifications from MobileFirst Server to a notification mediator.

About this task

IBM MobileFirst™ Platform Foundation makes outbound connections to a notification mediator, APNS (Apple Push Notification Service) or GCM (Google Cloud Messaging servers), to push notifications to mobile applications. You can configure IBM WebSphere DataPower (DataPower) as a proxy between MobileFirst Server and your notification mediator.

Procedure

You must configure both DataPower and MobileFirst Server, regardless of your notification mediator.
For GCM, there are two possible DataPower configurations that enable it to act as a GCM proxy for IBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation: a TCP proxy configuration and a web application firewall configuration.
For more information and detailed step-by-step instructions, see the developerWorks® article Using WebSphere DataPower as a push notification proxy for MobileFirst mobile applications.