Unified web service discovery

A web service and server technology, applied in the field of unified communication services, can solve problems such as reducing user experience

CN102196035AActive Publication Date: 2011-09-21MICROSOFT TECH LICENSING LLC
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CN · China
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Publication Date
2011-09-21

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Abstract

A uniform approach for web service discovery is provided through common auto-discovery logic for cloud-based or enterprise-based deployments for a specific web service. Appropriate credentials may be applied employing a uniform method using an appropriate authentication scheme for on-premise, fully hosted, or partially hosted auto-discovered web services. A common interface may be implemented even if the protocols for discovery differ from service to service or between cloud-based deployment and enterprise-based deployment for the same service. Web service locations auto-discovered through different protocols may be cached for subsequent use.
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technical field

[0001] The invention relates to the communication field, in particular to unified communication services in the communication field. Background technique

[0002] Web services are becoming more and more popular for client / server communication. Web services may reside on servers in an enterprise, or be online (hosted provisioning) and accessed by clients for a wide variety of operations. Document sharing, searching, analysis, reporting, data mining are just a few examples of web services. A web service host may support different operational and / or authentication schemes. For example, a hosted server may support a web services security (WSS) protocol authentication scheme, while an on-premise server may support mutual transport layer security (MTLS) with client certificates.

[0003] Discovery mechanisms in the web world are different, and various systems adhere to different standards. Discovering different web services presents challenges as enterprise cli...

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[0014] As briefly described above, a unified approach to web service discovery can be employed through common auto-discovery logic for cloud-based or enterprise-based deployments of specific web services. In the following detailed description, reference is made to the accompanying drawings which form a part hereof, and which show by way of illustration various embodiments or examples. Aspects may be combined, other aspects may be utilized, and structural changes may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Accordingly, the following detailed description is not intended to be limiting, and the scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

[0015] Although embodiments have been described in the general context of program modules executed in conjunction with application programs running on an operating system on a personal computer, those skilled in the art will recognize that aspects may also be implemented in conjun...