Re: [soa-rm] Groups - Rough notes taken during the last ebSOAmeeting. (ebSOA-Elements.pdf) uploaded

[Don Flinn <flinn@alum.mit.edu>]

IMO a Service Oriented Architecture is more then *just* a service
architecture.  For example looking at a complex architecture where a
provider has out-sourced their credit check functionality to another
company, their shipping to a third company and their billing to a fourth
company; the architecture of the interactions between all five companies
are a legitimate concern of the reference model.  These interactions may
include such things as policy negotiation, etc.  I agree that the
structure and transport of the request/response should not be part of
the reference model as this is an implementation issue.  However, there
are architectural features of the "message" interaction that should be
included, as suggested above.  Perhaps the term "message" should not be
used in this instance as it has the connotation of a request/reply
structure and transport.  May I suggest Interaction Architecture.

Don

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