A model-driven method for service-oriented modeling and design based on domain ontology

Abstract

In recent years, the continually changing requirements accompanied with the rapid growth of complexity makes it challenging to develop systems by traditional good design principles. Service-oriented Architecture offers a new paradigm to integrate heterogeneous systems flexibly and effectively. This chapter proposed an approach for developing service-oriented system embraced MDA philosophy. The method firstly builds domain model by domain specific modeling language. Then the domain model is mapped to the platform independent model, which is modeled by UML. Finally, the platform independent model is transformed to the platform specific model described by OWL-S. There is a domain ontology is defined to provide domain knowledge for modeling and transformation. © 2012 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.