Description Logics Approach to Semantic Matching of Web Services

Abstract

As more resources and services become uvuilable on the Web, there is U growing need for infrustructures thut, bused on advertised descriptions, semunticully match in a peertoper way providers with requesters of web services. We uddress the problem of matchmuking qf web services from a knowledge representation perspective. Based on our upprouch we propose mutch categorization in terms of exact niutch, potentiul mutch-when request and ojfer though not identical are computible- and purtial niutch-when one or mow inconsistency is present- und runk of matches within cutegwies. Then we report on our implementation of the proposed niatchnzaking,franiework in U prototype system. 1