RDF4S Based Semantic Web Service Matchmaking Framework

Abstract

Semantic Web service matchmaking is the process of searching the space of possible matches between demands and supplies, and finds the best available ones. To achieve this, the semantic Web service matchmaking framework is one of the absolutely necessary components of service oriented architecture. This paper proposes a matchmaking framework based on Description Logic for semantic Web service described by RDF4S model, a novel semantic Web service description which consists of three layers: service oriented knowledge base, semantic description model and semantic description language. We describe the service description and service query conditions by using the ontologies that are included in service oriented knowledge base. The service resource specification is described according to Description Logics syntax and a Description Logic reasoner is used to compare service descriptions. By representing the semantics of service descriptions, the matchmaker enables the behavior of an intelligent agent to approach more closely that of a human user trying to locate suitable Web service resources.