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Toward the Right Communication Protocol for Web Services

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  • Zahir Tari

    (RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia)

  • Manish Malhotra

    (University of Bejaia, Berber State, Algeria)

  • Abdelkamel Tari

    (RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia)

  • Mark McKinlay

    (RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia)

Abstract

Web Services require a common understanding of messages and message content in order to interact with each other. Several protocols have been proposed, which are coded into agent interfaces or implemented using framework-specific methods such as shared repositories. However, an agent wishing to interact with a large number of other disparate agents cannot be expected to have knowledge of how to initiate or maintain a conversation with all other agents it may encounter. In this paper, we propose a dynamic communication protocol for Web services—DynWES. This involves the publication of protocol specifications representing a finite state machine (FSM). A client agent downloads this specification, validates it for correctness, and then implements the protocol dynamically as a state machine. Mechanisms for building FSMs and checking their correctness are presented. An implementation of DynWES also is described and tested (using applications in the wine selling business domain).

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  • Zahir Tari & Manish Malhotra & Abdelkamel Tari & Mark McKinlay, 2005. "Toward the Right Communication Protocol for Web Services," International Journal of Web Services Research (IJWSR), IGI Global, vol. 2(2), pages 19-42, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jwsr00:v:2:y:2005:i:2:p:19-42
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