Service-oriented Communication Concept based on WCF.NET for Industrial Applications

摘要

Software Development is subject to a constant process of change. In the meantime Web-services, distributed applications or access to remote services are already the standard. Side by side with these techniques their demands rise significantly. Defined support for security issues, coordination of transactions and reliable communications are expected. Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) - as a part of the present and succeeding .NET Framework - by Microsoft Corporation supports these requirements in line with wide range interoperability. WCF.NET provides the development of distributed and interconnected software applications by a service-oriented programming model. This paper introduces a service-oriented communication concept based on WCF specifically designed for industrial applications within a production environment with a central manufacturing information system (MIS) database. It gives an overview about some important design aspects and base service sets of WCF and also shows a factual implementation of the presented service-oriented communication concept in the form of an industrial software application used in plastics industry.