A Method for Formal Verification of Service Interoperability

Service interoperability is a major obstacle in realizing the SOA vision. Interoperability is the capability of multiple, autonomous and heterogeneous systems to use each other’s services effectively. It is about the meaningful sharing of functionality and information that leads to the achievement of a common goal. In this paper we identify requirements for semantic and pragmatic interoperability. We further propose a method for assessing whether a composite system meets these requirements.