STANDARD

1. The name of the specification

SOAP Version 1.2 Part 1: Messaging Framework

2. A short statement (<100 words) of the purpose and function of the specification.

SOAP Version 1.2 is a lightweight protocol intended for exchanging structured information in a decentralized, distributed environment. "Part 1: Messaging Framework" defines, using XML technologies, an extensible messaging framework containing a message construct that can be exchanged over a variety of underlying protocols.

3. The version number (or other distinct identifier) of the most recently approved version of the specification.

http://www.w3.org/TR/2003/REC-soap12-part1-20030624/

4. If the specification is part of a group of explicitly related specifications from the same source, the name of the group of specifications.

SOAP Version 1.2

5. URI for the normative text of the specification.

http://www.w3.org/TR/2003/REC-soap12-part1-20030624/

SOURCE

6. The name of the SDO that generated/authored/hosted the specification.

World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)

7. URI for the SDO

http://www.w3.org/

8. The level of approval that the SDO has conferred on the specification as described by the SDO's process.

W3C Recommendation

9. The language or languages in which the specification is available.

English, French

SUBJECT

10. Which of the ITU-T TMN FCAPS model layers does the specification's functionality address?

N/A

12. Where does the specification directly operate, as among the layers defined in the ISO Open System Interconnect (OSI) model?

• Presentation layer

13. Which of the following (CIM based) functional areas does the model of the specification address?

N/A

OPTIONAL

14. The level of approval of the specification in this generic lifecycle taxonomy:

Product availability

15. URI for the applicable SDO's patent and copyright rules, if any, applicable to development and use of the specification.

This document has been produced under the24 January 2002 CPP [1] as amended by the W3C Patent Policy Transition Procedure [2].

1. http://www.w3.org/TR/2002/NOTE-patent-practice-20020124
2. http://www.w3.org/2004/02/05-pp-transition

16. URI for the SDO's posting location, if any, for notices from participants or individuals regarding claims under number 15.

http://www.w3.org/2000/xp/Group/2/10/16-IPR-statements.html

17. Interoperability, conformance, or certification test activity for the specification (by owner name or URI).

http://www.w3.org/TR/2003/REC-soap12-testcollection-20030624/

18. Known implementations of the specification (by owner name or URI).

http://www.w3.org/2000/xp/Group/2/03/soap1.2implementation.html

19. A list (or URI pointer to same) of the other specifications that are normatively referenced in the specification.

W3C Working Draft "SOAP Version 1.2 Part 2: Adjuncts", Martin Gudgin, Marc Hadley, Jean-Jacques Moreau, Henrik Frystyk Nielsen, 26 June 2002. (See http://www.w3.org/TR/2002/WD-soap12-part2-20020626)

IETF "RFC 2616: Hypertext Transfer Protocol -- HTTP/1.1", R. Fielding, J. Gettys, J. C. Mogul, H. Frystyk Nielsen, T. Berners-Lee, January 1997. (See http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2616.txt)

IETF "RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels", S. Bradner, March 1997. (See http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2119.txt)

W3C Recommendation "XML Schema Part 1: Structures", Henry S. Thompson, David Beech, Murray Maloney, Noah Mendelsohn, 2 May 2001. (See http://www.w3.org/TR/2001/REC-xmlschema-1-20010502/)

W3C Recommendation "XML Schema Part 2: Datatypes", Paul V. Biron, Ashok Malhotra, 2 May 2001. (See http://www.w3.org/TR/2001/REC-xmlschema-2-20010502/")

IETF "RFC 2396: Uniform Resource Identifiers (URI): Generic Syntax", T. Berners-Lee, R. Fielding, L. Masinter, August 1998. (See http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2396.txt)

W3C Recommendation "Namespaces in XML", Tim Bray, Dave Hollander, Andrew Layman, 14 January 1999. (See http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-xml-names-19990114/)

W3C Recommendation "Extensible Markup Language (XML) 1.0 (Second Edition)", Tim Bray, Jean Paoli, C. M. Sperberg-McQueen, Eve Maler, 6 October 2000. (See http://www.w3.org/TR/2000/REC-xml-20001006)

W3C Recommendation "XML Linking Language (XLink) Version 1.0", Steve DeRose, Eve Maler, David Orchard, 27 June 2001. (See http://www.w3.org/TR/2001/REC-xlink-20010627/)

W3C Recommendation "XML Information Set", John Cowan, Richard Tobin, 24 October 2001. (See http://www.w3.org/TR/2001/REC-xml-infoset-20011024/)

W3C Recommendation "XML Base", Johnathan Marsh, 27 June 2001. (See http://www.w3.org/TR/2001/REC-xmlbase-20010627/)

IETF "RFC 2732: Format for Literal IPv6 Addresses in URL's", R. Hinden, B. Carpenter, L. Masinter, December 1999. (See http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2732.txt)

IETF Internet Draft "The 'application/soap+xml' media type", M. Baker, M. Nottingham, "draft-baker-soap-media-reg-01.txt" June 19, 2002. (Work in progress). (See http://www.w3.org/2000/xp/Group/2/06/18/draft-baker-soap-media-reg-01.txt)

20. A list (or URI pointer to same) of the otherspecifications that are explicitly referenced in the specification (except the ones listed in number 19).

N/A

21. A list (or URI pointer to same) of other specifications with which the specification may (speculatively)interoperate or act in complementary, compatible fashion.

N/A

22. A list (or URI pointer to same) of other specifications. (Whether or not substitutable.)

N/A