Issue 28 - Multiple ports needed in an EPR According to the ws-addressing submission, "Endpoint references convey the information needed to identify/reference a Web service endpoint, and may be used in several different ways: endpoint references are suitable for conveying the information needed to access a Web service endpoint...." However, in the situation where there are different protocols/transports/formats available for the same service, the "access to a Web service endpoint" requires the client to choose among alternatives, each accessible in the standard manner through a port - but there are different ports for each protocol/transport/format alternative. When such alternatives exist, the EPR must be able to identify those multiple ports. Rebecca Bergersen Principal Architect, Middleware Standards <mailto:rebecca.bergersen@iona.com> rebecca.bergersen@iona.com ------------------------------------------------------- IONA Technologies 200 West Street Waltham, MA 02451 USA Tel: (781) 902-8265 Fax: (781) 902-8001 ------------------------------------------------------- Making Software Work Together TM
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