On extending WS-policy with specification of XML web service semantics

Authors:
Vladimir Tosic;Abdelkarim Erradi;Piyush Maheshwari
Affiliations:
School of Computer Science and Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia;School of Computer Science and Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia;School of Computer Science and Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Venue:
CEA'07 Proceedings of the 2007 annual Conference on International Conference on Computer Engineering and Applications
Year:
2007

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Abstract

Several languages for specification of various aspects of semantics, such as quality of service (QoS), of XML Web services have appeared recently. However, none of them is widely accepted by industry. On the other hand, WS-Policy (a general framework for the specification of policies for Web services) has strong industry support, but currently lacks detailed specification of ontological meaning, QoS, and other important aspects of semantics. We propose extending WS-Policy with comprehensive specification of semantics of Web services. First, we discuss specification of semantics with policies. Then, we state principles for describing semantics of Web services. Finally, we discuss strengths and weaknesses of WS-Policy and our proposal for extensions in the new WS-Policy4MASC language. These extensions enable that a Web service composition can be comprehensively described with WSDL, WSBPEL, and WS-Policy4MASC, without the need for OWL-S, WSLA, WSOL, or WS-Agreement.