Handbook of Service Description, 2012
USDL and Its Methods

The Handbook of Service Description introduces an in-depth overview of service description efforts. The book also highlights the recent Unified Service Description Language (USDL) in detail and discusses its methods.

The Handbook of Service Description is the normative scientific reference for the upcoming standardization of the Unified Service Description Language (USDL). Complete documentation is included.

The Handbook of Service Description is designed for those working in the service science industry as a reference book. Advanced-level students focused on computer science, engineering and business will also find this book a valuable asset.

The Internet of Services and USDL.- Product-Service System Approaches.- Service Network Approaches.- Service System Approaches.- SOA Approaches.- SemanticWeb Services Fundamentals.- Semantic Web Services Approaches.- Design Overview of USDL.- Service Pricing.- Service Licensing.- Service Functionality and Behavior.- Service Levels, Security, and Trust.-Modeling Foundations.- Representing USDL for Humans and Tools.- Enabling USDL by Tools.- Supporting USDL by a Governance Framework.- Managing Variants of USDL.- Case Studies.- Experience Report on Real-World Manual Service Modeling in USDL.- Requirements for a Service Description Language—Findings from a Delphi Study.- How Complete is the USDL?.

Highlights the recent Unified Service Description Language (USDL) in detail

Discusses its methods and approaches

Includes complete documentation of USDL