Patent ID: 8918477
Filing Date: 2014-12-23
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: performing an automated conversion of service information between independent information technology (IT) management domains using a federated gateway within each of the independent IT management domains that bridges the independent IT management domains, where the automated conversion of service information allows at least one service consumer application executing within a first independent IT management domain to use a local service definition format to access at least one remote service provider application with a remote service interface defined using a different remote service definition format for execution in a second independent IT management domain; and dynamically processing at least one service request for the at least one remote service provider application via service provider application endpoint translation using the federated gateway within each of the independent IT management domains that bridges the independent IT management domains; where performing the automated conversion of service information between independent IT management domains using the federated gateway within each of the independent IT management domains that bridges the independent IT management domains comprises: where converting the remote service interface to the local service interface defined with the local service definition format comprises: