A semantic-based registry enabling discovery, composition and substitution of pervasive services

ABSTRACT

In this paper we present a semantic-enhanced registry specifically devised for pervasive environments, able to cope with automated mobile service discovery and composition, compliant with OWL-S and with Semantic Web technologies. The proposed approach also deals with non-exact matches (computing an approximate result) and implements a dynamic substitution of services, especially useful in highly unpredictable contexts. It has been implemented and tested in a home/office automation case study, and we also report on experimental results.

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