CONSUMER CENTRIC ENDPOINT COMPUTATION FOR MULTIVERSIONED SOA BASED SYSTEMS

The tremendous expansion of internet based applications and programs have created a new dimension in the Service Oriented Architecture based systems. Change Management and the need for enhancing the existing systems have resulted in creation of multiple versions in Web Services. With the availability of concurrent multiple versions, it is necessary to provide a suitable method for computing the endpoint which suits the needs of service consumers based on consumers’ infrastructure and usage. Since there is no standardized method for finding the endpoint and recommending appropriate version to the consumer, a method for determining the endpoint is proposed.