Patent ID: 7246349
Filing Date: 2007-07-17
Classification: H04L,H04Q

Abstract:
1. A method of registering a new service within an Open Service Architecture (OSA) for allowing applications to migrate from using a previously registered service to a newly registering service, comprising the steps of: registering a second service with a registration and discovery server within a data communication network using said Open Service Architecture, supplying the OSA with properties of the second service supported by an implementation of Service Capability Feature (SCF), wherein the OSA includes information about the SCF implementation available within the data communication network, information about applications using the SCF implementation, and information about restrictions applying to usage of the SCF; based on the information, comparing SCF properties of the second service with SCF properties of a first service to determine if the second service is backward compatible to said first service wherein said first service is already registered with said registration and discovery server and being used by an application; and forwarding to said application, information concerning whether the second service is backward compatible to said first service thereby assisting said application to migrate from using said first service towards using said second service.