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Handbook of Service Description

USDL and Its Methods

  • Highlights the recent Unified Service Description Language (USDL) in detail

  • Discusses its methods and approaches

  • Includes complete documentation of USDL

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxv
  2. The Internet of Services and USDL

    • Orestis Terzidis, Daniel Oberle, Andreas Friesen, Christian Janiesch, Alistair Barros
    Pages 1-16
  3. State of the Art

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-18
    2. Product-Service System Approaches

      • Daniel Beverungen, Martin Matzner, Oliver Müller, Jörg Becker
      Pages 19-44
    3. Service Network Approaches

      • Ivan S. Razo-Zapata, Pieter De Leenheer, Jaap Gordijn, Hans Akkermans
      Pages 45-74
    4. Service System Approaches

      • Roberta Ferrario, Nicola Guarino, Romano Trampus, Ken Laskey, Alan Hartman, G. R. Gangadharan
      Pages 75-109
    5. SOA Approaches

      • Thomas Kohlborn, Marcello La Rosa
      Pages 111-133
    6. Semantic Web Services Fundamentals

      • Stijn Heymans, Jörg Hoffmann, Annapaola Marconi, Joshua Phillips, Ingo Weber
      Pages 135-158
    7. Semantic Web Services Approaches

      • Carlos Pedrinaci, Maria Maleshkova, Maciej Zaremba, Maryam Panahiazar
      Pages 159-183
  4. USDL – Meta-Model

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 185-186
    2. Design Overview of USDL

      • Alistair Barros, Daniel Oberle, Uwe Kylau, Steffen Heinzl
      Pages 187-225
    3. Service Pricing

      • Tom Kiemes, Francesco Novelli, Daniel Oberle
      Pages 227-242
    4. Service Licensing

      • Christian Baumann, Maria Niedziella
      Pages 243-267
    5. Service Functionality and Behavior

      • Uwe Kylau, Michael Stollberg, Ingo Weber, Alistair Barros
      Pages 269-293
    6. Service Levels, Security, and Trust

      • Florian Marienfeld, Edzard Höfig, Michele Bezzi, Matthias Flugge, Jonas Pattberg, Gabriel Serme et al.
      Pages 295-326
    7. Modeling Foundations

      • Steffen Heinzl, Uwe Kylau, Norman May
      Pages 327-354
  5. USDL – Methods

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 355-356
    2. Representing USDL for Humans and Tools

      • Keith Duddy, Matthias Heinrich, Steffen Heinzl, Martin Knechtel, Carlos Pedrinaci, Benjamin Schmeling et al.
      Pages 357-383
    3. Enabling USDL by Tools

      • Markus Heller, Benjamin Schmeling, Steffen Heinzl, Torsten Leidig, Keith Duddy, Thorsten Sandfuchs et al.
      Pages 385-414
    4. Supporting USDL by a Governance Framework

      • Christian Janiesch, Michael Niemann
      Pages 415-444

About this book

The Handbook of Service Description introduces an in-depth overview of service description efforts. The book also highlights the recent Unified Service Description Language (USDL) in detail and discusses its methods.

The Handbook of Service Description is the normative scientific reference for the upcoming standardization of the Unified Service Description Language (USDL). Complete documentation is included.

The Handbook of Service Description is designed for those working in the service science industry as a reference book. Advanced-level students focused on computer science, engineering and business will also find this book a valuable asset.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Science and Technology, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane Qld, Australia

    Alistair Barros

  • SAP Research Center Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany

    Daniel Oberle

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eBook USD 84.99
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Softcover Book USD 149.00
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 109.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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