[INFOD-WG] Chapter 1 changes

[Fisher, SM (Steve)]

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> From: infod-wg-bounces at ogf.org 
> [mailto:infod-wg-bounces at ogf.org] On Behalf Of Shankar, Mallikarjun
> Sent: 22 March 2007 15:41
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> Subject: Re: [INFOD-WG] Chapter 1 changes
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> Here is a slightly edited and rearranged version of the abstract.
> -arjun

Arjun,

I like this apart from the last sentence with the horrible "leverage"
word and the phrase "transport for interactions". How about "INFOD
components make use of this notify operation" as we don't use it
everywhere but only for notification.

Steve




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> Abstract
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> INFOD (Information Dissemination) provides a general means to 
> determine which messages are to be sent from which publishers 
> to which consumers based upon information kept in a registry. 
> To support this, INFOD specifies interfaces that allow the 
> characterization (in the registry) of publishers, consumers 
> and various other components using vocabularies that are 
> meaningful to members of the communities they belong to.
>  
> INFOD also extends the publish/subscribe paradigm by allowing 
> consumers to be determined dynamically based on the message 
> content. Additionally, INFOD allows subscribers to determine 
> which messages should be created in response to events.
> 
> Notification-based interaction is common and several recent 
> specifications, including the the WS-Notification family of 
> specifications, address its operation. In particular, 
> WS-Notification offers a basic topic-based publish/subscribe 
> pattern complemented by a notify operation. INFOD components 
> leverage the same notify operation as a transport for interactions. 
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