Hello everyone ,
This mails gives you all an overview of the XML based protocols and by whom are these protocols standardized.
XML Based Web Protocols:
Web services use the standard web protocols like HTTP, XML, SOAP, WSDL, and UDDI.
HTTP
HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) is the World Wide Web standard for communication over the Internet. HTTP is standardized by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).
XML
XML (eXtensible Markup Language) is a well known standard for storing, carrying, and exchanging data. XML is standardized by the W3C.
SOAP
SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) is a lightweight platform and language neutral communication protocol that allows programs to communicate via standard Internet HTTP. SOAP is standardized by the W3C.
WSDL
WSDL (Web Services Description Language) is an XML-based language used to define web services and to describe how to access them. WSDL is a suggestion by Ariba, IBM and Microsoft for describing services for the W3C XML Activity on XML Protocols.
UDDI
UDDI (Universal Description, Discovery and Integration) is a directory service where businesses can register and search for web services. UDDI is a public registry, where one can publish and inquire about web services. Independent of Operating Systems Since web services use XML based protocols to communicate with other systems, web services are independent of both operating systems and programming languages.
An application calling a web service will always send its requests using XML, and get its answer returned as XML. The calling application will never be concerned about the operating system or the programming language running on the other computer.
From,
Shiva Chaitanya
Student Champ
Aurora's Engg College
