A new QoS ontology and its QoS-based ranking algorithm for Web services

Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1378-1398

  Tran, Vuong Xuan ^a   Tsuji, Hidekazu ^a   Masuda, Ryosuke ^a  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

AHP based ranking; QoS ontology; QoS semantics; QoS based selection; Quality of service

Indexed keywords

AHP-BASED RANKING; DIFFERENT SERVICES; DISTRIBUTED APPLICATIONS; DYNAMIC DISCOVERY; DYNAMIC RANKING; MULTIPLE CRITERIA DECISION MAKING; QOS ONTOLOGY; QOS SEMANTICS; QOS-BASED SELECTION; RANKING ALGORITHM; SEMANTIC INTEROPERABILITY; SERVICE QUALITY; UNDERLYING MECHANISM; WEB SERVICE COMPOSITION; WEB SERVICE DISCOVERY;

ALGORITHMS; ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; ONTOLOGY; QUALITY CONTROL; SEMANTICS; TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES; WEB SERVICES;

QUALITY OF SERVICE;

EID: 67651099049     PISSN: 1569190X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.simpat.2009.06.010     Document Type: Article

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