MVC vs 3-tier Architecture

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Hi guys!!

I have read a lot about both, but still confused. Does MVC and 3-Tier both are same? If yes then why these two exists, just for different naming? If no then what are the basic and main differences in these two?

Please Reply(No extra links Please as I have already googled it but got nothing useful).

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Posted 31-Jul-11 7:26am

Uday P.Singh

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Keith Barrow · Accepted Answer · 2011-07-31T09:11:00

No they aren't the same, though they do have similarities. Formally, in a 3-tier system, there is no communication between the data tier and the ui/presentation tier, both must communicate with the logic/model tier/ The topology is layered:

Presentation / GUI
------------------
Logic / OM
------------------
Data Access

In MVC the view passes information into the controller, the controller updates the model, and the model updates the view for the response. The topology is triangular:

    M
   /  \
  /    \
C-----V