Service references are important for notification systems, which usually require subscribers to register service references to receive notification messages. The WS-Addressing specification specifies a construct called an endpoint reference (EPR), which is much like a service reference. The author discusses issues needed to turn the EPR into a flexible and useful Web service reference.
Index Terms:
endpoint reference, Web services, service-oriented architecture, EPR, WS-Addressing, Interface Definition Language
Citation:
Steve Vinoski, "Web Services References," IEEE Internet Computing, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 96, 94-95, Mar./Apr. 2005, doi:10.1109/MIC.2005.47