EXCHANGE 2007 / 2010 / 2013 COMPARISON CHART

EXCHANGE 2007/2010 EXCHANGE 2013

COMPONENTS ROLES Features

Edge-Transport Front Transport Service Hub Transport Service

Hub-Transport Client Transport Service Mailbox Transport Service

Mailbox

Client Access

Unified Messaging

Comparison Edge-Transport No More

Hub-Transport Front Transport Service Mailbox Transport Service

Mailbox Mailbox Transport Service

Client Access Client Transport Service

Unified Messaging Client Transport Service Mailbox Transport Service

EXCHANGE 2007 / 2010:

(1) Edge Transport: Routing and anti-malware from the edge of the organization

(2) Hub Transport: Internal routing and policy enforcement

(3) Mailbox: Storage of data

(4) Client Access: Client connectivity and web services

(5) Unified Messaging: Voice mail and voice access

EXCHANGE 2013:

(1) Client Access Service: Handles the client connections to mailboxes

(2) Front End Transport Service: Performs various email traffic filtering functions, as well as email routing

between the Exchange servers and the outside world

(3) Hub Transport Service: Provides email routing within the organization, and connectivity between the

Front End transport service and the Mailbox Transport service

(4) Mailbox Transport Service: Passes email messages between the Hub Transport service and the mailbox

database