Has anyone looked at DIME at http://gotdotnet.com/team/xml_wsspecs/dime/default.aspx. To me, it seems like the lack of a binary encoding format is the only thing that is going to make a performance difference.
_______________________________________________ Waqar Sadiq EDS EIT EASI - Enterprise Consultant MS: H3-4C-22 5400 Legacy Drive Plano, Texas 75024 phone: +01-972-797-8408 (8-837) e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] fax: +01-972-605-4071 _______________________________________________ -----Original Message----- From: KUMAR,PANKAJ (HP-Cupertino,ex1) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 1:41 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: SOAP Performance - What's next > Dan Davis Wrote: > I'm likely doing my masters thesis on SOAP/WSDL and I'm looking for > fallow ground, or at least a place to make a difference. > > What other improvements to SOAP performance other than SAX vs. DOM > are out there? What's next after Axis to improve SOAP's performance? > > What do Axis developers expect for SOAP performance under Axis? > > What other areas do you all suggest? -- May be an efficient encoding of SOAP documents ( described in WSDL and agreed upon by both ends ) to reduce size and improve parsing efficiency. -- May be a mixed-mode ( part DOM, part SAX ) processing of SOAP documents ( as pure SAX processing has turned out to be so difficult ). /Pankaj