Patent ID: 7296061

Claim:
A system enabling a web services network, comprising: a parent node operably connected to a computer network, the parent node comprising a first routing table stored in a persistent data store, the first routing table including routing entity data allowing for the routing of service action requests across the computer network; and at least one child routing node of the parent routing node, the at least one child routing node comprising a local routing table including routing entity data allowing for the routing of service action requests across the computer network, the routing entity data comprising one or more action names and corresponding network resource locators; the parent node and the child routing node each operably connected to the computer network to recieve service action requests including action names from subscribing nodes; and route the service action requests to respective service providing endpoints associated with the network resource locators corresponding to the action names, wherein the parent node is operative to add a routing entity to the local routing table of the child routing node in response to a routing entity request; wherein the child routing node, in response to a service action request requiring a routing entity not contained in the local routing table, transmits a routing entity request to the parent node.