Async Architecture

Ctrip Technology

Sep 23, 2021 · Backend Development

Design and Implementation of Ctrip's High‑Performance API Gateway

This article presents the evolution, architecture, and engineering practices of Ctrip's API gateway, covering its transition to full asynchronous processing with Netty and RxJava, stream‑based forwarding, single‑threaded event‑loop design, performance optimizations, multi‑protocol support, routing, and modular governance for large‑scale microservice environments.