Generalized protocol mapping
AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsDavid Langworthy, Satish Thatte
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Abstract
Signals are mapped from one protocol to another protocol. A first protocol is received, and a mapping interface is generated to a second protocol. The first protocol is then mapped to the second protocol in accordance with the mapping interface. The mapping interface may comprise a coordination map. Moreover, a state diagram may be generated that is based on the first protocol, prior to mapping the first protocol to the second protocol. The first protocol may be an abstract protocol or a web services business activity protocol, for example, and the second protocol may be another abstract protocol, a concrete interface, a web services interface, a common language runtime interface, or a business process execution language for web services, for example.
Claims30
A method of protocol mapping, comprising:
- receiving a first protocol;
- generating a mapping interface to a second protocol;
- and
- mapping the first protocol to the second protocol based on the mapping interface.
A protocol mapping system comprising an input device that receives a first protocol, and a processor that receives the first protocol from the input device, generates a mapping interface to a second protocol, and maps the first protocol to the second protocol based on the mapping interface.
A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a data structure, comprising:
- a first data field containing a state diagram for a first protocol;
- and
- a second data field containing a coordination map between the first protocol and a second protocol.
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