STANDARD

1. The name of the specification.

Web Services Description Language (WSDL) Version 2.0 Part 1: Core Language

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

This specification defines the core language which can be used to describe Web services based on an abstract model of what the service offers. It also defines criteria for a conformant processor of this language.

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

http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/CR-wsdl20-20060327

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

Web Services Description Language (WSDL) Version 2.0

5. URI for the normative text of the specification.

http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/CR-wsdl20-20060327

SOURCE

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

World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)

7. URI for the SDO.

World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)

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

W3C Candidate Recommendation

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

English

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:

Initial public review

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 the 24 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/2002/ws/desc/2/04/24-IPR-statements.html

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

N/A

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

N/A

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

1. Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels, S. Bradner, Author. Internet Engineering Task Force, June 1999. Available at http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2119.txt.
2. Uniform Resource Identifiers (URI): Generic Syntax, T. Berners-Lee, R. Fielding, L. Masinter, Authors. Internet Engineering Task Force, January 2005. Available at http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3986.txt.
3. Internationalized Resource Identifiers (IRIs), M. Duerst, M. Suignard, Authors. Internet Engineering Task Force, January 2005. Available at http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3987.txt.
4. Extensible Markup Language (XML) 1.0 (Third Edition), T. Bray, J. Paoli, C. M. Sperberg-McQueen, E. Maler, and F. Yergeau, Editors. World Wide Web Consortium, 4 February 2004. This version of the XML 1.0 Recommendation is http://www.w3.org/TR/2004/REC-xml-20040204/. The latest version of "Extensible Markup Language (XML) 1.0" is available at http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-xml.
5. XML Information Set (Second Edition), J. Cowan and R. Tobin, Editors. World Wide Web Consortium, 4 February 2004. This version of the XML Information Set Recommendation is http://www.w3.org/TR/2004/REC-xml-infoset-20040204. The latest version of XML Information Set is available at http://www.w3.org/TR/xml-infoset.
6. Namespaces in XML, T. Bray, D. Hollander, and A. Layman, Editors. World Wide Web Consortium, 14 January 1999. This version of the Namespaces in XML Recommendation is http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-xml-names-19990114. The latest version of Namespaces in XML is available at http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-xml-names.
7. XML Schema Part 1: Structures, H. Thompson, D. Beech, M. Maloney, and N. Mendelsohn, Editors. World Wide Web Consortium, 28 October 2004. This version of the XML Schema Part 1 Recommendation is http://www.w3.org/TR/2004/REC-xmlschema-1-20041028. The latest version of XML Schema Part 1 is available at http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-1.
8. XML Schema Part 2: Datatypes, P. Byron and A. Malhotra, Editors. World Wide Web Consortium, 28 October 2004. This version of the XML Schema Part 2 Recommendation is http://www.w3.org/TR/2004/REC-xmlschema-2-20041028. The latest version of XML Schema Part 2 is available at http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-2.
9. IETF "RFC 3023: XML Media Types", M. Murata, S. St. Laurent, D. Kohn, July 1998.(Seehttp://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3023.txt.)
10. Web Services Description Language (WSDL) Version 2.0 Part 2: Adjuncts , R. Chinnici, H. Haas, A. Lewis, J-J. Moreau, D. Orchard, S. Weerawarana, Editors. World Wide Web Consortium, 27 March 2006. This version of the "Web Services Description Language (WSDL) Version 2.0 Part 2: Adjuncts" Specification is available at http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/CR-wsdl20-adjuncts-20060327. The latest version of "Web Services Description Language (WSDL) Version 2.0 Part 2: Adjuncts" is available at http://www.w3.org/TR/wsdl20-adjuncts.
11. Character Model for the World Wide Web 1.0: Fundamentals, M. Dürst, F. Yergeau, R. Ishida, M. Wolf, T. Texin, Editors. W3C Recommendation, 15 February 2005. Latest version available at http://www.w3.org/TR/charmod/.

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

1. Discussion of Alternative Schema Languages and Type System Support in WSDL 2.0, A. Lewis, B. Parsia, Editors. World Wide Web Consortium, 17 August 2005. This version of the "Discussion of Alternative Schema Languages and Type System Support in WSDL 2.0" Working Group Note is http://www.w3.org/TR/2005/NOTE-wsdl20-altschemalangs-20050817/. The latest version of "Discussion of Alternative Schema Languages and Type System Support in WSDL 2.0" is available at http://www.w3.org/TR/wsdl20-altschemalangs.
2. Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) Part One: Format of Internet Message Bodies, N. Freed, N. Borenstein, Authors. Internet Engineering Task Force, November 1996. Available at http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2045.txt.
3. Hypertext Transfer Protocol -- HTTP/1.1, R. Fielding, J. Gettys, J. Mogul, H. Frystyk, L. Masinter, P. Leach, T. Berners-Lee, Authors. Internet Engineering Task Force, June 1999. Available at http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2616.txt.
4. SOAP Version 1.2 Part 1: Messaging Framework, M. Gudgin, M. Hadley, N. Mendelsohn, J-J. Moreau, H. Frystyk Nielsen, Editors. World Wide Web Consortium, 24 June 2003. This version of the "SOAP Version 1.2 Part 1: Messaging Framework" Recommendation is http://www.w3.org/TR/2003/REC-soap12-part1-20030624/. The latest version of "SOAP Version 1.2 Part 1: Messaging Framework" is available at http://www.w3.org/TR/soap12-part1/.
5. Web Services Addressing 1.0 - Core , M. Gudgin, M. Hadley, Editors. World Wide Web Consortium, 17 August 2005. This version of Web Services Addressing 1.0 - Core is http://www.w3.org/TR/2005/CR-ws-addr-core-20050817/ The latest version of the "Web Services Addressing 1.0 - Core" document is available from http://www.w3.org/TR/ws-addr-core.
6. Web Services Description Language (WSDL) 1.1, E. Christensen, F. Curbera, G. Meredith, and S. Weerawarana, Authors. World Wide Web Consortium, 15 March 2002. This version of the Web Services Description Language 1.1 Note is http://www.w3.org/TR/2001/NOTE-wsdl-20010315. The latest version of Web Services Description Language 1.1 is available at http://www.w3.org/TR/wsdl.
7. Web Services Description Language (WSDL) Version 2.0 Part 0: Primer , D.Booth, C.K. Liu , Editors. World Wide Web Consortium, 27 March 2006. This version of the "Web Services Description Language (WSDL) Version 2.0 Part 0: Primer" Specification is available at http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/CR-wsdl20-primer-20060327. The latest version of "Web Services Description Language (WSDL) Version 2.0 Part 0: Primer" is available at http://www.w3.org/TR/wsdl20-primer.
8. Web Services Description Requirements, J. Schlimmer, Editor. World Wide Web Consortium, 28 October 2002. This version of the Web Services Description Requirements document is http://www.w3.org/TR/2002/WD-ws-desc-reqs-20021028. The latest version of Web Services Description Requirements is available at http://www.w3.org/TR/ws-desc-reqs.
9. XPointer Framework,Paul Grosso, Eve Maler, Jonathan Marsh, Norman Walsh, Editors. World Wide Web Consortium, 22 November 2002. This version of the XPointer Framework Proposed Recommendation is http://www.w3.org/TR/2003/REC-xptr-framework-20030325/ The latest version of XPointer Framework is available at http://www.w3.org/TR/xptr-framework/.
10. XLinkSteve DeRose, Eve Maler, David Orchard, Editors. World Wide Web Consortium, 27 June 2001. This version of the XLink Recommendation is http://www.w3.org/TR/2001/REC-xlink-20010627/ The latest version of XLink is available at http://www.w3.org/TR/xlink/.
11. Extensible Markup Language (XML) 1.1 , T. Bray, J. Paoli, C. M. Sperberg-McQueen, E. Maler, Francois Yergau, and John Cowan, Editors. World Wide Web Consortium, 04 February 2004, edited in place 15 April 2004. This version of the XML 1.1 Recommendation is http://www.w3.org/TR/2004/REC-xml-20040204. The latest version of XML 1.1 is available at http://www.w3.org/TR/xml11.
12. The Z Notation: A Reference Manual, Second Edition, J. M. Spivey, Prentice Hall, 1992.
13. Release Notes For Fuzz 2000, J. M. Spivey.

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