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Context-based semantic mediation in web service communities
Weaving Services and People on the World Wide Web
  • Michael Mrissa, University of Namur
  • Stefan Dietze, The Open University
  • Philippe Thiran, University of Namur
  • Chirine Ghedira, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1
  • Djamal Benslimane, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1
  • Zakaria Maamar, Zayed University
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
12-1-2009
Abstract

Communities gather Web services that provide a common functionality, acting as an intermediate layer between end users and Web services. On the one hand, they provide a single endpoint that handles user requests and transparently selects and invokes Web services, thus abstracting the selection task and leveraging the provided quality of service level. On the other hand, they maximize the visibility and use rate of Web services. However, data exchanges that take place between Web services and the community endpoint raise several issues, in particular due to semantic heterogeneities of data. Specific mediation mechanisms are required to adapt data operated by Web services to those of the community. Hence, mediation facilititates interoperability and reduces the level of difficulty for Web services to join and interact with communities. In this chapter, we propose a mediation approach that builds on (1) context-based semantic representation for Web services and the community; and (2) mediation mechanisms to resolve the semantic heterogeneities occuring during data exchanges. We validate our solution through some experiments as part of the WSMO framework over a test community and show the limitations of our approach. © 2009 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.

ISBN
9783642005695
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Disciplines
Keywords
  • Community,
  • Context,
  • Mediation,
  • Semantics,
  • Web services,
  • WSMO
Scopus ID
84856511914
Indexed in Scopus
Yes
Open Access
No
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-00570-1_3
Citation Information
Michael Mrissa, Stefan Dietze, Philippe Thiran, Chirine Ghedira, et al.. "Context-based semantic mediation in web service communities" Weaving Services and People on the World Wide Web (2009) p. 49 - 66
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/zakaria-maamar/316/