The service-oriented architectural pattern, also referred to as Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), establishes interoperable services through methodologies and rules. Web services are typically designed with an SOA pattern. These interoperable services consist of organized, deployable services with the following characteristics:
- Runs independently of other services
- Handles a specific computational task
- Has access to other services
The SOA pattern can be used to design a group of organized services to provide a cohesive set of services. There are several benefits to adopting this pattern, some of which are listed here:
- Since the architecture comprises several services, each service can be modified in isolation of the others
- Increased system flexibility and adaptability
- The system is easier to maintain because of its modularity
- Individual...