On the Performance of Web Services

Performance of Web Services provides innovative techniques to improve the performance of Web Services, as well as QoS (Quality of Service) requirements. This includes Qos performance, reliability and security. The author presents two levels of Web Services: the kernel (ithe SOAP engine which delivers messages from one point to another through various networks), and the server side (which processes heavy load / requests). The primary objective of this book is execution of applications delivered in a timely fashion. Case studies and examples are provided throughout this book.

One of the first books on Web Services that primarily focus on techniques to optimize the SOAP engine Covers QoS requirements Includes case studies and examples throughout the book Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Autorentext
ZAHIR TARI, PhD, is Associate Professor at The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia.

Inhalt
Introduction.- Background.- Benchmarking SOAP Bindings.- The Use of Similarity & Multicast Protocols to Improve Performance.- Network Traffic Optimisation.- Scheduling for Heavy Traffic.- Scheduling with Time Sharing.- Conclusion.- WSDL Specification for the Stock Quote Service.- SMP Message Schema.- A Sample SMP Message.