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SOA Standards

 There are many standards related to SOA and SOA-related technologies. However, since multiple organizations and consortiums are working on these standards, it becomes challenging for people to determine which standard to follow. Additionally, interoperability issues remain unaddressed. Among the most prominent standardization bodies are OASIS, WS-I, and W3C, each at different stages of maturity in their standards.

There has long been confusion in the SOA space, primarily due to the lack of well-defined standards and governing bodies. Below is a list of standards that various organizations have been working on or have already established for SOA and related technologies:

Key SOA Standards and Organizations

Ongoing IEEE SOA Standardization Efforts

  1. IEEE SOA Solution Reference Architecture (SOA-SRA)
  2. IEEE SOA Services Composition Protocols (SOA-SCP)
  3. IEEE SOA Services Discovery Language (SOA-SDL) (Federated Discovery)
  4. IEEE SOA Requirements Model (SOA-RM)
  5. IEEE SOA Adaptive Services Invocation Model (SOA-ASIM)
  6. IEEE SOA Relationship Modeling Language (SOA-RML)
  7. IEEE SOA Services Ecosystem Exchange Protocols (SOA-SEEP)
  8. IEEE SOA Services Integration Protocol (SOA-SIP)
  9. IEEE SOA Service-Oriented Enterprise Project Management Model (SOA-PM)
  10. IEEE SOA Proactive Event Services Model (SOA-PESM)
  11. IEEE SOA for Manufacturing Execution System (SOA4MES)

Other Relevant SOA Standards and Resources

WS-I Specifications for Interoperability

The Web Services Interoperability Organization (WS-I) provides resources to help developers create interoperable web services and ensure compliance with WS-I guidelines. Key WS-I deliverables include:

  • Profiles
  • Sample Applications
  • Testing Tools

More details on WS-I deliverables can be found here: WS-I Deliverables Matrix

Additional Resources on Web Services Standards

  1. Poster of Web Services Standards (from innoQ)
  2. Web Services Specifications Index (MSDN)
  3. Web Services Standards Overview (IBM DeveloperWorks)
  4. List of Web Services Standards (Wikipedia)

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