Analyzing Web Services Networks: Theory and Practice

Abstract

This paper addresses the problem of applying the general network theory for analyzing qualitatively Web services networks. The paper reviews current approaches to analyzing Web services networks, generalizes the published approaches into a formal framework for analyzing Web services networks and demonstrates its applicability in practice. More specifically, two case studies are described where the presented framework has been applied. The first one considers identification of redundant data in large-scale service-oriented information systems, while the second one measures information diffusion between individual information systems.