- From: <ryman@ca.ibm.com>
- Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2002 09:57:26 -0500
- To: www-ws-desc@w3.org
The term "OperationSet" is as awkward as "PortType". I prefer the usual
term for a named set of operations - "Interface".
Arthur Ryman
David Booth
<dbooth@w3.org> To: "Keith Ballinger" <KeithBa@msn.com>
Sent by: cc: www-ws-desc@w3.org
www-ws-desc-requ Subject: Draft of Definitions
est@w3.org
03/12/2002 05:28
PM
Please respond
to David Booth
Keith,
Here is an initial draft of definitions. What do you think?
David Booth
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Non-Normative Definitions
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Web Service
Software that performs a task on behalf of one or more Clients, typically
over a network, using protocols defined in this document. [This definition
may change, subject to guidance from the Web Services Architecture Working
Group.]
Client
Software that makes use of a Web Service, acting as its "user" or
"customer".
Normative Definitions
=====================
Message
Data to be communicated to or from a Web Service as a single logical
transmission.
Operation
A single logical action supported by the Service. An operation associates
an input message with one or more output or error messages.
OperationSet (a/k/a "Port Type")
A logical grouping of operations supported by the Service.
Binding
An association between an OperationSet, a concrete protocol and a data
format that specifies the protocol and data format that may be used to
communicate with the Service.
Port
An association between a Binding and a network address that may be used to
communicate with the Service.
Service
A collection of Ports.
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