Web Service Composition Framework using Petrinet and Web Service Data Cache in MANET

Abstract

A Mobile Ad Hoc Network (MANET) is characterized by multi-hop wireless links and frequent node mobility. Every neighboring node in the MANET is likely to have similar task and interests, several nodes might need to access the similar web service at different times. So, by caching the repeatedly accessed web service data within MANET, it is possible to reduce the cost of accessing the same service details from the UDDI and also from the external providers. Composition of web services leads to a better alternative as, at times a candidate web service may not completely serve the need of the customer. An effective Data Cache Mechanism (DCM) has been proposed in [6] using the Distributed Spanning Tree (DST) as a communication structure in Mobile network to improve scalability and lessen network overload. As an enhancement, Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) technique has been applied on DST to cope with the fragile nature of the MANET and to improve the network fault tolerance [1]. In these perspectives, an efficient Web Service Cache Mechanism (WSCM) can be modeled to improve the performance of the web service operations in MANET. In this paper, a fine grained theoretical model has been formulated to assess the various performance factors such as Cooperative Cache and Mobility Handoff. In addition to these, the performance improvement of WSCM using DST and ACO optimized DST techniques in MANET has been proved experimentally using Precision and Data Reliability of the system using appropriate simulation.