Web Services Dependability
Michael C. Jaeger, Matthias Werner · IGI Global eBooks · 2010
This chapter presents the definition of relevant terminology and a conceptual model of the basic terms. The chapter starts with the presentation of research in the area of dependability. Based on this, Web service concepts related to the dependability are introduced. The presentation leads into a statement identifying individual quality-of-service (QoS) characteristics for forming dependable Web services. Then, the chapter discusses the current status quo in the area of QoS-aware Web services. This part is divided into three subparts: description, management, and monitoring. This also identifies ongoing efforts as well as efforts that do not show present activity. By this discussion, this chapter puts research about dependability in relation with ongoing QoS-related efforts in the Web services domain. Thus it identifies how these efforts can be combined in order to form a dependable Web services platform.