Dynamically configurable service oriented architecture

• US 7,653,008 B2
• Filed: 09/07/2005
• Issued: 01/26/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/21/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: BEA Systems Incorporated (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Kasi, Jayaram, Mihic, Matthew, Urhan, Tolga, Kapoor, Chet, Aletty, Ashok, Patrick, Paul B.
• Primary Examiner(s): Sam; Phirin
• Application Number:
  US11/221,261
• Publication Number:
  US 20060034237A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,602 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 370/254
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 15/16 Combinations of two or more digital computers each having at least an arithmetic unit, a program unit and a register, e.g. for a simultaneous processing of several programs coordinating program control therefor G06F9/52; in regulating and control system G05B
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 15/173 using an interconnection network, e.g. matrix, shuffle, pyramid, star, snowflake
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/40 Support for services or applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1097 for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/561 Adding application-functional data or data for application control, e.g. adding metadata
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/564 Enhancement of application control based on intercepted application data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/565 Conversion or adaptation of application format or content adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561

Abstract

A system, method and media for a service oriented architecture, including in one embodiment, a method for configuring a service proxy, comprising configuring a transformation between a reception protocol and a transmission protocol, configuring a potential message processing path capable of processing a message that has been received with the reception protocol, providing the message for transmission to the transmission protocol, wherein the potential message processing path includes a message processing node capable of processing the message, and wherein the message processing node implements an interface and/or a protocol that is compatible with the service proxy. Other features, aspects and objects of the invention can be obtained from a review of the specification, the figures and the claims.

Claims

1. A method for configuring a service proxy, comprising:

configuring a first transformation mapping between a reception protocol and a transmission protocol, wherein the first transformation mapping defines how context variables and transport-specific details within messages that are received with the reception protocol are to be modified, to conform those messages with requirements of the transmission protocol;

configuring a message processing path for processing a message that has been received with the reception protocol, and providing the message for transmission to the transmission protocol;

configuring a policy associated with a service proxy, wherein the policy defines one or more quality of service or other parameters associated with the service proxy;

wherein the message processing path includes a message processing node capable of processing the message; and

wherein the message processing node implements one of an interface or protocol that is compatible with the service proxy.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising configuring a second transformation mapping between a reception message format and a transmission message format.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising configuring a security scheme or authentication.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the service proxy is capable of accepting the message from one of a client or another service proxy.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the service proxy is capable of providing the message to one of a service or another service proxy.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising configuring one or more stages in a message processing node wherein the configuring of the one or more stages can include adding or removing a stage.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein configuring the message processing path includes adding or removing one or more of the message processing nodes.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein configuration of the service proxy is dynamic.

9. A system for configuring a service proxy, comprising:

a configuration component capable of;

configuring a first transformation mapping between a reception protocol and a transmission protocol, wherein the first transformation mapping defines how context variables and transport-specific details within messages that are received with the reception protocol are to be modified, to conform those messages with requirements of the transmission protocol

configuring a message processing path for processing a message that has been received with the reception protocol, and providing the message for transmission to the transmission protocol;

configuring a policy associated with a service proxy, wherein the policy defines one or more quality of service or other parameters associated with the service proxy;

wherein the message processing path includes a message processing node capable of processing the message; and

wherein the message processing node implements one of an interface or protocol that is compatible with the service proxy.

10. The system of claim 9, further comprising configuring a second transformation mapping between a reception message format and a transmission message format.

11. The system of claim 9, further comprising configuring a security scheme or authentication.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the service proxy is capable of accepting the message from one of a client or another service proxy.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein the service proxy is capable of providing the message to one of a service or another service proxy.

14. The system of claim 9, further comprising configuring one or more stages in a message processing node wherein the configuring of the one or more stages can include adding or removing a stage.

15. The system of claim 9, wherein configuring the message processing path includes adding or removing one or more of the message processing nodes.

16. The system of claim 9, wherein configuration of the service proxy is dynamic.

17. A computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon which when executed by a processor cause the computer to perform:

configuring a first transformation mapping between a reception protocol and a transmission protocol, wherein the first transformation mapping defines how context variables and transport-specific details within messages that are received with the reception protocol are to be modified, to conform those messages with requirements of the transmission protocol

configuring a message processing path for processing a message that has been received with the reception protocol, and providing the message for transmission to the transmission protocol;

configuring a policy associated with a service proxy, wherein the policy defines one or more quality of service or other parameters associated with the service proxy;

wherein the message processing path includes a message processing node capable of processing the message;

wherein the message processing node implements one of an interface or protocol that is compatible with the service proxy.