Patent ID: 7689430

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for accessing a target service in a target server comprising: receiving a request to access to the target service via a gateway server, the gateway server having a plurality of channels each of said channels providing a client access to said gateway server at an end point address using at least one transport mechanism, said providing access including the steps: providing a first document describing said target service, said first document including details of the at least one transport mechanism and the end point address for accessing said target service; creating a modified document by adding details comprising the at least one transport mechanism and end point address for at least one of said plurality of channels to said first document, said modified document including no modification on a port type in the first document, said port type representing an operation and operation parameters provided by said target service; and making said modified document available to a client; thereby enabling said client to access said target service via said gateway using one of said channels for which details were added to said modified document, wherein said client accessing said target service when said client and said target service support different transport mechanisms.